Exploring the interweaving of contrary currents: transnational policy enactment and path-dependent policy implementation in Australia and Japan

Comparative Education

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-523

  Takayama, Keita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84873899408     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2012.721631     Document Type: Article

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