A national curriculum for wales: A case study of education policy-making in the era of administrative devolution

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-253

  Daugherty, Richard ^a   Elfed Owens, Prydwen ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education in Wales; Education Reform Act; National Curriculum; Policy development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042863244     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-2-00237     Document Type: Article

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