An analysis of the rhetoric and practice of educational partnerships in the UK: An arena of complexities, tensions and power

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-415

  Cardini, Alejandra ^a,b  

^a CIPPEC (Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies promoting Equity and Growth)   (Argentina)

^b CIPPEC (Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies promoting Equity and Growth)   (Argentina)

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EID: 33745080615     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930600731773     Document Type: Review

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