Balance of powers: Public opinion on control in education

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-278

  Zarifa, David ^a   Davies, Scott ^a  

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EID: 34547440840     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20460634     Document Type: Article

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