What's wrong with outcomes? Spotter planes, action plans, and steerage of the educational workplace

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-303

  Smyth, John ^a   Dow, Alastair ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department for Education and Children's Services ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 0032362617     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569980190302     Document Type: Article

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