Personalisation: The nostalgic revival of child-centred education?

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-434

  Hartley, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child centred education; Pedagogy; Personalised learning; Policy; Progressive education

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249089477     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930802669318     Document Type: Article

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