Leadership in diverse cultures

International Encyclopedia of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 824-831

  Walker, A ^a   Yu kwong, P K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Change; Comparative; Context; Culture; Developing countries; Diverse; International; Leader development; Leadership; Principals; Societal cultures; Successful schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859350660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.00449-8     Document Type: Chapter

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