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What does it mean to be a principal? A policy researcher’s perspective on the last 30 years in Aotearoa New Zealand Cover

What does it mean to be a principal? A policy researcher’s perspective on the last 30 years in Aotearoa New Zealand

By: Cathy Wylie  
Open Access
|Nov 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jelpp-2020-007 | Journal eISSN: 1178-8704 | Journal ISSN: 1178-8690
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 58
Published on: Nov 19, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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