Examining relations of power in a process of curriculum change: The case of VCE physics

Research in Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 525-551

  Hart, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum change; Post structuralism and discourse and power; Science curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344672848     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013145924470     Document Type: Article

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