When PISA does not matter? The case of the Czech Republic and Germany

Human Affairs

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-42

  Greger, David ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Germany; Neo liberalism; OECD; PISA; Policy making; Tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865501606     PISSN: 12103055     EISSN: 1337401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13374-012-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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