Contractual or responsive accountability? Neo-centralist 'self-management' or systemic subsidiarity? Tasmanian parents' and other stakeholders' policy preferences

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-89

  Macpherson, Reynold J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accountability; Administrative organisation; Educational policy; Governance; Management systems; School based management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040577822     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419804200105     Document Type: Article

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