Principal leadership in China: An initial review

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-399

  Walker, Allan ^a   Hu, Rongkun ^b   Qian, Haiyan ^c  

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

^b Beijing Institute of Education   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; international comparative leadership studies; leadership studies in China; literature review; principal leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868334572     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2012.678863     Document Type: Review

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