The expanding educational services sector: Neoliberalism and the corporatization of curriculum at the local level in the US

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-578

  Sloan, Kris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accountability; Curriculum; Educational policy; Neoliberalism; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549104430     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270701784673     Document Type: Article

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