Towards a sociology of measurement in education policy

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-72

  Gorur, Radhika ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84897628413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14749041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2014.13.1.58     Document Type: Article

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