Removing incentives for "dumbing down" through curriculum re-structure and additional study time

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 13, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-13

  Stanley, Gordon ^a,b,c,d   MacCann, Robert G ^a,e  

^a Board of Studies   (Australia)

^b NSW Board of Studies   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Australian Red Cross Lifeblood   (Australia)

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EID: 13444292057     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v13n2.2005     Document Type: Review

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