Parental partnerships in the governance of schools in the Black townships of Port Elizabeth

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 38-48

  Mbokodi, Sindiswa Madgie ^a   Singh, Prakash ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black parents; Parental partnerships in education; School governing body (SGB)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555194687     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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