Aspiring principals' perception of the challenges of beginning principals and the support that they need

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 366-376

  Ng, Pak Tee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

aspiring principals; beginning principals; school leadership; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983353653     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2015.1056594     Document Type: Article

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