Transforming Hong Kong's schools: Trends and emerging issues

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 476-491

  Dimmock, Clive ^a   Walker, Allan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Leadership; Policy; Redesign; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986101147     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239810238465     Document Type: Article

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