Scientific research, educational policy, and educational practice in the United Kingdom: The impact of the audit culture on further education

Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-324

  Hodkinson, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit culture; Education; Further education; Policy; Scientific research

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049100171     PISSN: 15327086     EISSN: 1552356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532708607310787     Document Type: Article

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