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Education, globalisation and the ‘voice of knowledge’

Michael Young Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK; University of Bath, Bath, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 193-204 | Received 08 Oct 2008, Accepted 02 Dec 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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