Local management of schools in england: Results after six years

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-350

  Levačić, Rosalind ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032337102     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093980130304     Document Type: Article

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