Changing literacies, changing populations, changing places - English teachers' work in an age of rampant standardisation

English Teaching

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 5-22

  Comber, Barbara ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Critical literacy; Design; Diversity; Dominant discourse; Equity; Pedagogy; Standardised testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055177561     PISSN: 11758708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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