From principled dissent to cognitive escape: Managerial resistance in the english further education sector

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Page, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First tier managers; Further education; Managerial resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952834378     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2011.552733     Document Type: Article

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