Politics and school education in Australia: A case of shifting purposes

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-195

  Cranston, Neil ^a   Kimber, Megan ^b   Mulford, Bill ^a   Reid, Alan ^c   Keating, Jack ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education sector; Government policy; Politics; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949311940     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231011027842     Document Type: Article

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