Mapping instructional leadership in Thailand: Has education reform impacted principal practice?

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-29

  Hallinger, Phillip ^a   Lee, Moosung ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

education reforms; instructional leadership; schools leadership; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892456599     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143213502196     Document Type: Article

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