From schools to learning environments:The dark side of being exceptional

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 687-704

  Simons, Maarten ^a   Masschelein, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 59049090320     PISSN: 03098249     EISSN: 14679752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2008.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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