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Powerful knowledge: an analytically useful concept or just a ‘sexy sounding term’? A response to John Beck’s ‘Powerful knowledge, esoteric knowledge, curriculum knowledge’

Michael Young Professor of Education (Emeritus), Institute of Education, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 195-198 | Published online: 18 Jun 2013
 
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