Observing educational administrators: Paradoxical reflections

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-22

  Beavis, Allan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communications; Education; Organizational performance; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099090     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239910253917     Document Type: Article

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