Tracing assessment policy discourses in neoliberalised higher education settings

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 322-339

  Raaper, Rille ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment policy; discourse; Foucault; higher education; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995388886     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2016.1257160     Document Type: Article

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