The impact of public management reforms on student performance in Danish schools

Public Administration

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 541-558

  Andersen, Simon Calmar ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EDUCATION REFORM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 44649095739     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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