Managerial rationalisation and the ethical disenchantment of education: A weberian perspective on moral theory in modern educational organisations

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 589-603

  Samier, Eugenie ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Education; Ethics; Leadership; Management; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842716060     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230210446063     Document Type: Article

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