Scanning the market: School strategies for discovering parental perspectives

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-138

  Bagley, Carl ^a   Woods, Philip ^b   Glatter, Ron ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Open University

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EID: 79957933796     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263211X96242002     Document Type: Article

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