TY - JOUR AB - Understandings of administrative practice do not seem to reflect the current status of administrative practice, and when administrative practice is conceptualised as an iceberg it becomes clear that much of this knowledge was derived through the application of the research method structured observational studies. However, argues that the application of this research method in an unstructured form is where greater insights and more current knowledge of administrative practice can be gained. VL - 38 IS - 3 SN - 0957-8234 DO - 10.1108/09578230010342402 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230010342402 AU - Kingsley Hugh PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Administrative practice: New meanings through unstructured observational studies T2 - Journal of Educational Administration PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 288 EP - 298 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -