Setting responsible pathways: The politics of responsibilisation

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 657-675

  Savelsberg, Harry Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical policy analysis; Education policy; Equity; School retention; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957887473     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2010.493224     Document Type: Article

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