Making sense of education change at Thistle College the existence of witchcraft, witches and shamans

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-83

  Grant, Kevin ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Higher education; Management culture; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044379501     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540310460261     Document Type: Article

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