The primary canon: A critical review

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-262

  Marsh, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Curriculum; National Literacy Strategy; Primary canon; Primary literacy curriculum; Reading material

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444251385     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2004.00266.x     Document Type: Review

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