Principals' Perceptions of the School Counsellor Role in Saudi Arabia

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-360

  Alghamdi, Nawal G ^a   Riddick, Barbara ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Principals'perceptions; Saudi schools; School counsellor roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355163263     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-011-9132-6     Document Type: Article

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