Can mission predict school performance? the case of basic education in Oman

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 459-476

  Al Ani, Wajeha Thabit ^a   Ismail, Omer Hashim ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

basic education; mission; performance; School; vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939493678     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2015.1070822     Document Type: Article

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