Reconciling the theory and practice schism in educational administration through practitioner-developed theories in practice

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-153

  Keedy, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational administration; Knowledge management; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844389971     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230510586551     Document Type: Article

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