Modernising education: New Public Management reform in the Norwegian education system

Journal of Educational Administration and History

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 336-353

  Møller, Jorunn ^a   Skedsmo, Guri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

accountability; educational reform; leadership; New Public Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884494869     PISSN: 00220620     EISSN: 14787431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220620.2013.822353     Document Type: Article

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