Developing Teacher Leaders to Facilitate Hong Kong's Curriculum Reforms: Self-Efficacy as a Measure of Teacher Growth

International Journal of Educational Reform

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 114-128

  Kennedy, Kerry J ^a   Hui, Sammy K F ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33751504153     PISSN: 10567879     EISSN: 26319675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678790601500107     Document Type: Article

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