Review of research on educational leadership and management in Asia: A comparative analysis of research topics and methods, 1995–2012

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-27

  Hallinger, Philip ^a   Chen, Junjun ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Administration; Asia; educational leadership; educational management; K 12 schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920538129     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143214535744     Document Type: Article

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