Curriculum innovation within an evaluative state: Issues of risk and regulation

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Halpin, David ^a   Dickson, Marny ^a   Power, Sally ^a   Whitty, Geoff ^a   Gewirtz, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Education action zones

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551719072     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170412331311466     Document Type: Article

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