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ERIC Number: EJ239207
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Nov
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School Administrators Besieged: A Look at Australian and American Education.
Murphy, Jerome T.
American Journal of Education, v89 n1 p1-26 Nov 1980
Compares the operation and control of public schooling in Australia and the United States by exploring and contrasting the changing roles, concerns, and activities of school administrators, the federal government, the courts, elected officials, citizens, pressure groups, and "new breed" professionals. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Centralization, Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Court Role, Decentralization, Educational Practices, Federal Government, Foreign Countries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia