Further Education Management Strategy and Policy: Institutional and Public Management Dimensions

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 411-428

  Mctavish, Duncan ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

centralization; institutions; partnerships; public management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993711393     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143206065273     Document Type: Article

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