From role models to nations in need of advice: Norway and Sweden under the OECD’s magnifying glass

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 721-744

  Pettersson, Daniel ^a,c   Prøitz, Tine Sophie ^b   Forsberg, Eva ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparative; history

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015152432     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2017.1301557     Document Type: Article

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