A systematic review of research on educational leadership in hong kong, 1995-2014

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 534-553

  Szeto, Elson ^a   Lee, Theodore Tai Hoi ^a   Hallinger, Philip ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Administration; Culture techniques; Developing countries; Educational administration; Leadership; Leadership development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931827594     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-03-2015-0027     Document Type: Article

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