A Distributed Perspective on Instructional Leadership in International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 664-698

  Lee, Moosung ^a   Hallinger, Philip ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

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

Author keywords

curriculum implementation; distributed leadership; IB schools; instructional leadership; program transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865152554     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X11436271     Document Type: Article

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