Using the theory of policy networks and communities to explore who determines the Scottish higher education research policy: Issues for educational managers

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 318-329

  Grant, Kevin ^a   Edgar, David ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational planning; Educational policy; Higher education; Research; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044382706     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540310500996     Document Type: Article

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