Creativity and performativity in teaching and learning: Tensions, dilemmas, constraints, accommodations and synthesis

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-584

  Craft, Anna ^a,b   Jeffrey, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48749106975     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802223842     Document Type: Editorial

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