Strategic leadership and school reform in Taiwan

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-318

  Chen, Peiying ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Educational leadership; Educational reform; School improvement; School principals; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749119642     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450802332119     Document Type: Article

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