All that glitters is not gold: Challenges of teacher and school leader licensure licensing system in Qatar

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 471-481

  Ellili Cherif, Maha ^a   Romanowski, Michael H ^a   Nasser, Ramzi ^a  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Educational policy adaptation; Educational policy adoption; Teacher and school leader attitudes; Teacher and school leader licensing; Western models and local context

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; STANDARD (REGULATION);

QATAR;

EID: 84857060400     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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