Exploring Principals’ Dilemmas in Hong Kong: Increasing Cross-Cultural Understanding of School Leadership

International Journal of Educational Reform

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Walker, Allan ^a   Dimmock, Clive ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 27644512351     PISSN: 10567879     EISSN: 26319675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678799900800103     Document Type: Article

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