Leadership in high achieving schools in Singapore: The influence of societal culture

School Leadership and Administration: Adopting a Cultural Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 157-172

  Sharp, Leslie ^a   Gopinathan, Saravanan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203616130     Document Type: Chapter

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