International Journal of Changes in Education

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APA

Bitsakos, N., & Kaklamani, S. (2026). A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(2), 235-243. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436

Vancouver

Bitsakos N, Kaklamani S. A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(2):235-43. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436

AMA

Bitsakos N, Kaklamani S. A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(2), 235-243. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436

Chicago

Bitsakos, Nikolaos, and Stamatina Kaklamani. "A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete". International Journal of Changes in Education 2026 3 no. 2 (2026): 235-243. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436

Harvard

Bitsakos, N., and Kaklamani, S. (2026). A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(2), pp. 235-243. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436

MLA

Bitsakos, Nikolaos et al. "A Longitudinal Analysis of Early School Leaving in a Tourism-Oriented Rural Island: The Case of Crete". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 3, no. 2, 2026, pp. 235-243. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024436