Equipping Aspiring Principals for the Principalship in Hong Kong

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-288

  Ng, Shun Wing ^a  

^a The Hong Kong Sports Institute   (China)

Author keywords

aspiring principals; leadership capacities; principal training; school leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876904562     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143212474807     Document Type: Article

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