Performativity by stealth: A critique of recent initiatives on creativity

Education 3-13

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-203

  Turner Bisset, Rosie ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48749133757     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270701318007     Document Type: Article

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