Parents in a market-place: Some responses to information, diversity and power

Educational Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-194

  Thomas, Gary ^a   Vass, Peter ^b   McClelland, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Governance; Markets; Parent's Charter; Parents; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001688311     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188970390206     Document Type: Article

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