The legitimation of OECD's global educational governance: examining PISA and AHELO test production

Comparative Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-205

  Morgan, Clara ^a   Shahjahan, Riyad A ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901434308     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2013.834559     Document Type: Article

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