Knowledge production on educational leadership and management in Arab societies: A systematic review of research

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 20-36

  Hallinger, Philip ^a   Hammad, Waheed ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arab; Leadership; management; review; schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029523676     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143217717280     Document Type: Review

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