Education as recovery: neoliberalism, school reform, and the politics of crisis

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-20

  Slater, Graham B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

critical theory; education reform; neoliberalism; recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920119572     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2014.904930     Document Type: Article

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