Pick 'n' mix, select and project; policy borrowing and the quest for 'world class' schooling: an analysis of the 2010 schools White Paper

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-107

  Morris, Paul ^a  

^a IOE Policy and Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative; critical analysis; policy borrowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855445943     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2011.596226     Document Type: Article

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