Hong Kong's change of sovereignty: School leader perceptions of the effects on educational policy and school administration

Comparative Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-302

  Dimmock, Clive ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0001939844     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050069728578     Document Type: Article

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