Not just location: LEAs and inequalities among schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-315

  Yair, Gad ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decentralized control; Israel; Local authorities; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844455824     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230510594813     Document Type: Article

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