Making educational development and change sustainable: Insights from complexity theory

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-124

  Mason, Mark ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Educational change; Educational development; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 60149084803     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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