'Perform, measure accurately, optimise': On the constitution of (evidence-based) Education Policy

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-135

  Decuyperea, Mathias ^a   Simonsa, Maarten ^a   Masscheleina, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Educational performances; Evidence based policy; Value added modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957991434     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2011.575101     Document Type: Article

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