Resisting excellence: Challenging neoliberal ideology in postsecondary education

Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 391-413

  Saunders, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Excellence; Ideology; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944535988     PISSN: 20510969     EISSN: 17402743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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