Teacher empowerment: Concepts, strategies, and implications for schools in Hong Kong

Teachers College Record

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 842-861

  Wan, Eric ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALPHA Centre for the Gifted   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 27844574707     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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