Educational reform: An ironic perspective

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-25

  Hoyle, Eric ^a   Wallace, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Irony; Limits to rationality; Mediation; Performance; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547098587     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207071383     Document Type: Article

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