Educational governance, school autonomy, and curriculum implementation: A comparative study of Arab and Jewish schools in Israel

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-196

  Benavot, Aaron ^a   Resh, Nura ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 33745599462     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027022000022856     Document Type: Article

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