School governance and the pursuit of democratic participation: Lessons from South Africa

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-427

  Grant Lewis, Suzanne ^a   Naidoo, Jordan ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Community participation; Education policy; School governance; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33744524878     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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