Quality and equality: The mask of discursive conflation in education policy texts

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 685-699

  Gillies, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Equality; Excellence; Neoliberal; Policy; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549124355     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802248063     Document Type: Article

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