The shame of OFSTED: not improving but policing

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Parsons, C. 1998. The shame of OFSTED: not improving but policing. Improving Schools. 1 (2), pp. 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/136548029800100218
AuthorsParsons, C.
Year1998
JournalImproving Schools
Journal citation1 (2), pp. 38-42
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
ISSN1365-4802
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/136548029800100218
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