No we won't! Teachers' resistance to educational reform

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 563-578

  Berkovich, Izhak ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Educational reform; Internet; Israel; Policymaking; Politics; Resistance; Social media; Strikes; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052577454     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231111159548     Document Type: Article

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