Going round in circles: Temporal discontinuity as a gross impediment to effective innovation in education and training

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-120

  Oates, Tim ^a  

^a University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Management of change; Policy review

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149145969     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640801890012     Document Type: Article

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