Guilty or not: The impact and effects of site-based management on schools

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-63

  Dempster, Neil ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Management; Management styles; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244450866     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230010310975     Document Type: Article

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