Are we looking through the same lens? Principal recruitment and selection

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-61

  Kwan, Paula ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Interviews; Principal applicants; Principal selection; Principals

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549131349     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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