School Reform in the New Century: A Comparison of American and Australian School Principals’ Values and Visions

International Journal of Educational Reform

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-249

  Su, Zhixin ^a   Gamage, David ^b,c   Mininberg, Elliot ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 84889859747     PISSN: 10567879     EISSN: 26319675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678790501400208     Document Type: Article

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