Citizens and/or consumers: Mutations in the construction of concepts and practices of school choice

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-189

  Wilkins, Andrew ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951232651     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930903447671     Document Type: Article

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