Conceptualizing education policy in democratic societies

Educational Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-450

  Perry, Laura B ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Educational equity; Educational policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849335810     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904807310032     Document Type: Article

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