Leadership for social justice in Hong Kong schools: Addressing mechanisms of inequality

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 724-739

  Chiu, Ming Ming ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Leadership; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148871816     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710829900     Document Type: Article

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