Where's the vision? The concept of utopia in contemporary educational theory

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 743-760

  Webb, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952874276     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980903371179     Document Type: Article

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