Chapter 4 Tightening the ship or slowly sinking? Reshaping teachers' work conditions

Research in the Sociology of Education

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 103-131

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EID: 45949091778     PISSN: 14793539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-3539(08)16004-9     Document Type: Review

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