The influence of principals' values on their perception and management of school problems

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 498-523

  Law, Louise Y S ^a   Walker, Allan ^b   Dimmock, Clive ^c  

^a Ma On Shan Tsung Tsin Secondary School   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Principals; Problem solving; Research; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898415132     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230310489344     Document Type: Article

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