Beyond metaphors of management: The case for metaphoric re-description in education

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 426-442

  Hoyle, Eric ^a   Wallace, Mike ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Ironist; Leadership; Management; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

EID: 36349037115     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2007.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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