Learning to label: Socialisation, gender, and the hidden curriculum of high-stakes testing

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Booher Jennings, Jennifer ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Gender; High stakes testing; Socialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249100171     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701837513     Document Type: Article

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