A comparative study of Singapore's school excellence model with Hong Kong's school-based management

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-505

  Ng, Pak Tee ^a   Chan, David ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian studies; Decentralized conrol; Performance appraisal; Quality assurance; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849098461     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540810895426     Document Type: Article

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