Big change question: Does politics help or hinder education change?

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Harris, Alma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 59349099110     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-008-9093-7     Document Type: Article

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