The incomplete naturalist: Donald willower on science and inquiry in educational administration

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 442-454

  Lakomski, Gabriele ^a   Evers, Colin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Administration; Education; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872348895     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230110402549     Document Type: Article

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