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Researching the powerful in education: a re-assessment of the problems

Geoffrey Walford Department of Education, University of Oxford, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6PY, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 111-118 | Received 11 Jul 2011, Accepted 07 Feb 2012, Published online: 23 May 2012

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