Competencies for professionals and managers in the context of educational reform

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-107

  Poole, Millicent E ^a   Nielsen, Samuel W ^b   Horrigan, Leonie M ^b   Langan Fox, janice ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 13944279805     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260137980170204     Document Type: Article

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