Educational decentralization in three Asian societies: Japan, Korea and Hong Kong

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 590-603

  Ho, Esther Sui Chu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decentralized control; Employee participation; Hong Kong; Japan; Schools; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749526346     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610704800     Document Type: Article

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