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Empty Britain? Hegemony and ambiguity in British education policy

Cameron HenshallSchool of Education, Culture, and Society, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Howard ProsserSchool of Education, Culture, and Society, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-0075
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Fida SanjakdarSchool of Education, Culture, and Society, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-6143
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Pages 996-1017 | Received 31 Aug 2022, Accepted 23 May 2023, Published online: 04 Jun 2023

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