Antecedents of parent-based school reputation and loyalty: An international application

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 635-654

  Badri, Masood A ^a   Mohaidat, Jihad ^a  

^a Abu Dhabi Education Council   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Customer satisfaction; Educational administration; Loyalty; Parent based school reputation; Satisfaction; Scale development; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926331293     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-06-2013-0098     Document Type: Article

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