Leadership for learning: lessons from 40 years of empirical research

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-142

  Hallinger, Philip ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Change management; Leadership; Learning; Organizational change; Principals; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952780299     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231111116699     Document Type: Review

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