Legitimacy through alternate means: Schools without professionals in the private sector

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-634

  Quirke, Linda ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Legitimacy; Private schooling; Professionalism; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349573780     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903115809     Document Type: Article

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