Education district development in South Africa: A new direction for school improvement?

Improving Schools and Educational Systems: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 217-240

  Fleisch, Brahm ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SADC Centre of Specialization in Education Policy Planning and Management   (South Africa)

^c Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Management   (South Africa)

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EID: 84906284881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203012499     Document Type: Chapter

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