On the geography of accountability: Comparative analysis of teachers' experiences across seven European countries

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-322

  Müller, Jörg ^a   Hernández, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accountability; European welfare restructuring; Professionalism; Teachers' experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958477298     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-009-9126-x     Document Type: Article

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