Gender identities and career aspirations of middle leaders: Cases in Hong Kong secondary schools

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-53

  Choi, Pik Lin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Career aspiration; Career development; China; Chinese gender system; Gender; Gender identities; Hong Kong; Leadership; Middle leader

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872287283     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541311289819     Document Type: Article

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