Digital education governance: data visualization, predictive analytics, and ‘real-time’ policy instruments

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 123-141

  Williamson, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

big data; database; governance; infrastructure; policy instruments; predictive analytics; visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955351091     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2015.1035758     Document Type: Article

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