Principal instructional leadership in taiwan: Lessons from two decades of research

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 492-511

  Pan, Hui Ling Wendy ^a   Nyeu, Fong Yee ^a   Chen, June S ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Instructional leadership; Principal leadership; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931824314     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-01-2014-0006     Document Type: Article

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