Exploring the mediating effects of trust on principal leadership and teacher professional learning in Hong Kong primary schools

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-42

  Li, Lijuan ^a   Hallinger, Philip ^b   Walker, Allan ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

Leadership; management; school capacity; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953385773     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143214558577     Document Type: Article

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