Differentiating the scholarly identity of educational administration: An epistemological comparison of two neighbouring fields of study

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-136

  Oplatka, Izhar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Educational administration; Epistemology; Fields of study; Organizational behaviour; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892395508     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEA-12-2012-0137     Document Type: Article

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