Pragmatic, problem-solving approaches to curriculum and assessment policy

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-66

  Foster, Sue ^a,b  

^a Primary School   (Finland)

^b Off Post Compulsory Educ T

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EID: 0035584011     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930010009822     Document Type: Article

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