Political cultures in education: Emerging perspectives

Handbook of Education Politics and Policy, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 118-147

  Louis, Karen Seashore ^a   Febey, Karen ^b   Gordon, Molly F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203074107-10     Document Type: Chapter

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