Bringing the politics back in: A critical analysis of quality discourses in education

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 352-370

  Gewirtz, Sharon ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authoritarian; Humanist; Labour; Neo liberal; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034555815     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.00152     Document Type: Article

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