Educational change in Scotland: Policy, context and biography

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-116

  Priestley, M ^a   Miller, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

change; curriculum; socio cultural

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859311498     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2012.650490     Document Type: Article

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