Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2022

Full Length Research Paper

Spanning professional and academic: The changing identity of professional administrators and managers in Hong Kong’s higher education context

Cheng Tak-lai
  • Cheng Tak-lai
  • Department of Childcare, Elderly and Community Services, The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin), 21 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 15 November 2017
  •  Published: 10 December 2017

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