The leadership styles of Hong Kong kindergarten principals in a context of managerial change

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-39

  Chan, Chi Wai ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

kindergarten; leadership practice; managerial change; principal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892472161     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143213499263     Document Type: Article

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