Pragmatics, politics and moral purpose: The quest for an authentic national curriculum

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-556

  Bezzina, Michael ^a   Burford, Charles ^a   Starratt, Robert J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; National curriculum; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350371500     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910981053     Document Type: Review

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