Implementing Comprehensive National Higher Education Reforms: The Australian Reforms of Education Minister John Dawkins, 1987–90

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2005, Pages 169-185

  Harman, Grant ^a  

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Author keywords

Academic Union; Australian High Education; Causal Theory; Political Skill; Reform Package

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871120022     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3411-3_11     Document Type: Chapter

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