The role of school administrators in promoting student thinking in Kuwait

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 637-648

  Al Mhelby, Abdulaziz ^a,b   Al Muqate, Humood ^a   Al Dhafiri, Mohammad ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Kuwait)

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EID: 8644262259     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.7.637     Document Type: Article

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