The appeal of the International Baccalaureate in Australia's educational market: A curriculum of choice for mobile futures

Discourse

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-89

  Doherty, Catherine ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum; International Baccalaureate; Marketisation; Middle class strategy; Neo conservatism; Neo liberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649113742     PISSN: 01596306     EISSN: 14693739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01596300802643108     Document Type: Article

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