Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

The effective school: The role of the leaders in school effectiveness

Alammar Laila
  • Alammar Laila
  • King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
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  •  Received: 03 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 February 2015
  •  Published: 23 March 2015

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