In the common good: The need for a new approach to funding Australia's schools

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-277

  Vickers, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged schools privatisation; Educational equity (finance) public policy; Private school aid funding formulas

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844449686     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410504900304     Document Type: Article

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