A Comparative Study of School Effectiveness in Aguablanca, Colombia

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 362-375

  Burgess, Michael ^a   Dixon, Pauline ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate; Colombia; development; education; effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864818627     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143212436956     Document Type: Article

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