Perspectives on principal instructional leadership in Vietnam: a preliminary model

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 222-239

  Hallinger, Philip ^a,b   Walker, Allan ^c   Nguyen, Dao Thi Hong ^d   Truong, Thang ^e   Nguyen, Thi Thinh ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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

^d Institute for Educational Research   (Viet Nam)

^e Quang Tri Teacher Training Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Asia; Instructional leadership; Principals; School leadership; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015916433     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-11-2015-0106     Document Type: Article

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