Policy trends and tensions in accountability for educational management and services in Canada

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-227

  Jaafar, Sonia Ben ^a   Anderson, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Theory and Policy Studies

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EID: 34548630636     PISSN: 00024805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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