Utopia revisited–or is it better the second time around?

Journal of Educational Administration and History

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 46-61

  Thody, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054226363     PISSN: 00220620     EISSN: 14787431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022062000320204     Document Type: Article

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