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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Volume 36, 2015 - Issue 4: Assemblage, enactment, and agency: educational policy perspectives
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‘Where you stand depends on where you sit’: the social construction of policy enactments in the (English) secondary school

Meg MaguireKing's College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annette BraunInstitute of Education, London, UK
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Stephen BallInstitute of Education, London, UK
Pages 485-499 | Published online: 03 Nov 2014

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