Curriculum policy seen through high-stakes examinations: Mathematics and biology in a selection of school-leaving examinations from the Middle East and North Africa

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-55

  Valverde, Gilbert A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 14944372924     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930pje8001_3     Document Type: Article

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