Principal leadership in an era of accountability: A perspective from the Hong Kong context

School Leadership and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-392

  Walker, Allan ^a   Ko, James ^a  

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

Author keywords

accountability; Asia; leadership; learning; principal

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053492377     PISSN: 13632434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2011.606269     Document Type: Review

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