International Journal of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Educ. Admin. Pol. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6656
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEAPS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 243

Full Length Research Paper

The perils of bureaucratic complexity: Education for all in Nigeria

Stephen Dele Bolaji*
  • Stephen Dele Bolaji*
  • International Graduate Centre of Education, School of Education Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Glenda Campbell-Evans
  • Glenda Campbell-Evans
  • International Graduate Centre of Education, School of Education Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Jan Rosemary Gray
  • Jan Rosemary Gray
  • International Graduate Centre of Education, School of Education Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia.
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  •  Received: 19 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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