Why has public administration ignored public education, and does it matter?

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-151

  Raffel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 33846112264     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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