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Mandated literacy assessment and the reorganisation of teachers’ work: federal policy, local effects

Barbara Comber Department of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 119-136 | Received 06 Oct 2011, Accepted 06 Oct 2011, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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