Reconceptualizing the self-managing school

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-252

  Caldwell, Brian J ^a  

^a Educational Transformations Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Education Reform Act; Governance; School based management; Self managing schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 41049092073     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143207087775     Document Type: Article

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