The Singapore Global Schoolhouse: An analysis of the development of the tertiary education landscape in Singapore

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-188

  Tee ng, Pak ^a   Tan, Charlene ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Centralized control; Higher education; Market economy; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949552639     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541011031556     Document Type: Article

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