Schools as (dis)organisations: The ‘breakdown of the culture of learning and teaching’ in South African schools

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-300

  Christie, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0242570040     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764980280303     Document Type: Article

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