Building and leading a learning culture among teachers: A case study of a Shanghai primary school

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 101-122

  Haiyan, Qian ^a   Walker, Allan ^a   Xiaowei, Yang ^b  

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

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Leadership; learning culture; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007099076     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143215623785     Document Type: Article

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