The characteristics of the school organization and the constraints on market ideology in education: An institutional view

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-161

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Educational market; Institutional theory; Parental choice; Structural barriers

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842832036     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341042000186318     Document Type: Review

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