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Leadership Development for School Effectiveness and Improvement in East Asia

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International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement

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Walker, A., Hallinger, P., Qian, H. (2007). Leadership Development for School Effectiveness and Improvement in East Asia. In: Townsend, T. (eds) International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5747-2_36

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