Leadership strategies for creating a Learning Study Community

KEDI Journal of Educational Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-182

  Cheng, Eric C K ^a   Ko, Po Yuk ^a  

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

Author keywords

Leadership strategies; Leading change; Learning study communities; Lesson study; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864247280     PISSN: 17394341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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