Standardizing the European education policy space

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-272

  Lawn, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960581336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14749041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2011.10.2.259     Document Type: Article

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