Shared decision-making in school governance: A case study of two soweto secondary schools

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 97-108

  Mafora, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democratic values barriers; Governance; Shared decision making; South africa; Soweto schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866528048     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v18i06/47657     Document Type: Article

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