Education policy convergence through the open method of coordination: Theoretical reflections and implementation in 'old' and 'new' national contexts

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-358

  Alexiadou, Nafsika ^a   Fink Hafner, Danica ^b   Lange, Bettina ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956083954     PISSN: 14749041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2010.9.3.345     Document Type: Article

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