Challenges facing women academic leadership in secondary schools of Irbid educational area

International Education Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 147-160

  Al Jaradat, Mahmoud Khaled Mohammad ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Challenges; Irbid; Leadership; Schools; Women's leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908398825     PISSN: 19139020     EISSN: 19139039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v7n5p147     Document Type: Article

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