Reforming school governance in Taiwan and South Korea: Empowerment and autonomization in school-based management

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 506-526

  Lo, William Yat Wai ^a   Gu, Ja Oek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Korean Women's Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian studies; Democracy; Educational innovation; Governance; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849136461     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540810895435     Document Type: Article

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