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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Volume 35, 2014 - Issue 5: Education in the global city: the manufacturing of education in Singapore
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Vocational education in Singapore: meritocracy and hidden narratives

Terence ChongRegional Social and Cultural Studies Programme, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 637-648 | Published online: 26 Jun 2014

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Goran Livazović & Marina Matić. (2018) Sociodemographic characteristics and value orientations in adolescence. Current Psychology 39:5, pages 1562-1568.
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