The construction of the national curriculum: An ideological and political analysis

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-276

  Crawford, Keith ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Curriculum history; Ideology; National Curriculum; Politics; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903140024     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152980130303     Document Type: Article

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