A systematic review of conceptual models and methods used in research on educational leadership and management in Arab societies

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 434-456

  Hammad, Waheed ^a,b   Hallinger, Philip ^c,d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Damietta University   (Egypt)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arab; Leadership; management; review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029508401     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2017.1366441     Document Type: Review

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