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Reshaping the Nordic education model in an era of efficiency. Changes in the comprehensive school project in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden since the millennium

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Pages 568-583 | Received 14 Jul 2015, Accepted 18 Feb 2016, Published online: 23 May 2016

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