The silent politics of educational disadvantage and the National Anti-poverty Strategy

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-199

  Tormey, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Educational disadvantage; Educational policy; Ideology; Measurement; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953654345     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323311003779076     Document Type: Article

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