Building capacity in a self-managing schooling system: The New Zealand experience

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 720-738

  Robinson, Viviane M J ^a   McNaughton, Stuart ^a   Timperley, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Educational administration; Educational policy; Equality; New Zealand; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053336046     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231111174848     Document Type: Article

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