Politics of social partnerships: A framework for theorizing

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-142

  Seddon, Terri ^a   Billett, Stephen ^a,b   Clemans, Allie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neo liberal reform; Policy sociology; Politics; Social partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842832041     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341042000186309     Document Type: Article

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