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English in Education
Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
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Original Article

Creative tensions? Creativity and basic skills in recent educational policy

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Pages 5-18 | Received 28 Jun 2008, Accepted 07 Apr 2010, Published online: 01 Mar 2018

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