Continuing professional development of principals in Hong Kong

Frontiers of Education in China

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 605-619

  Pang, Sun Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Leadership; Management; School principal

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448987035     PISSN: 1673341X     EISSN: 16733533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11516-007-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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