Education policy rhetoric and reality gap: A reflection

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 595-602

  Tee, Ng Pak ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Reality; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849113720     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540810895471     Document Type: Article

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