The implications of the national norms and standards for school funding policy on equity in South African public schools

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Mestry, Raj ^a   Ndhlovu, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Access; Equity; Financial management; Funding; Inequality; National norms and standards; No fee schools; Policy; School fees; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905964446     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/201409161042     Document Type: Article

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