A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum: International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation

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A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum : International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation. / Plum, Maja.

I: Discourse - Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Bind 35, Nr. 4, 2014, s. 570-583.

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Plum, M 2014, 'A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum: International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation', Discourse - Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, bind 35, nr. 4, s. 570-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.871239

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Plum, M. (2014). A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum: International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation. Discourse - Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 35(4), 570-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.871239

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Plum M. A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum: International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation. Discourse - Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 2014;35(4):570-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.871239

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Plum, Maja. / A ‘Globalised’ Curriculum : International comparative practices and the pre-school child as a site of economic optimisation. I: Discourse - Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 2014 ; Bind 35, Nr. 4. s. 570-583.

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