Re-Inventing Public Education: The New Role of Knowledge in Education Policy Making

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-288

  Grek, Sotiria ^a   Ozga, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data; education policy; indicators; integration; knowledge; public

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955735786     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076709356870     Document Type: Article

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