Lessons from a comprehensive school system for curriculum theory and research: Sweden revisited after twenty years

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-430

  Carlgren, Ingrid ^a   Kallos, Daniel ^b  

^a Umea universitet ^*

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0012896045     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002202797183973     Document Type: Article

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