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Educational leadership in China: Contexts and issues

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  1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China

    John C. K. Lee

  2. Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Nicholas S. K. Pang

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Lee, J.C.K., Pang, N.S.K. Educational leadership in China: Contexts and issues. Front. Educ. China 6, 331–341 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-011-0135-1

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