Investigating teacher trust towards principal in high performing schools: Comparisons on teacher demographic profiles

Asian Social Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 169-180

  Tahir, Lokman Mohd ^a   Musah, Mohammed Borhandden ^a   Al Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain Vazhathodi ^a   Yusof, Sanitah Mohd ^a   Yasin, Mohd Hanafi Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ANOVA; High performing schools; Principal; Teacher demographic profile; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922486131     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v11n5p169     Document Type: Article

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