Principals and school restructuring: Conceptualising challenges as dilemmas

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 441-462

  Dimmock, Clive ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Leadership; Organizational restructuring; Perceptions; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037661     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239910288414     Document Type: Article

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