Becoming a principal in Indonesia: possibility, pitfalls and potential

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 342-352

  Sumintono, Bambang ^a   Sheyoputri, Elslee Y A ^a   Jiang, Na ^a   Misbach, Ifa H ^b   Jumintono, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITAS AHMAD DAHLAN   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

education development; educational decentralization; Indonesian public secondary schools; principal preparation; principal selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937797276     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2015.1056595     Document Type: Article

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