Educational policy-making in post-communist Ukraine as an example of emerging governmentality: Discourse analysis of curriculum choice and assessment policy documents (1999-2003)

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-594

  Fimyar, Olena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational policy making; Emerging governmentality; Genealogy of educational reforms; Post communist Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549109432     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802382920     Document Type: Article

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