Accountability, transparency, redundancy: Academic identities in an era of 'excellence'

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 955-971

  Watson, Cate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77958568675     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.508514     Document Type: Article

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