Education accountability and principal leadership effects in Hong Kong primary schools

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

Volumn 2015, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Hallinger, Philip ^a,b   Ko, James ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

accountability; leadership practices; student outcomes; support for students; teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015845159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20020317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/nstep.v1.30150     Document Type: Article

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