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Cultural and gender politics in Australian education, the rise of edu-capitalism and the ‘fragile project’ of critical educational research

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Blackmore, J. Cultural and gender politics in Australian education, the rise of edu-capitalism and the ‘fragile project’ of critical educational research. Aust. Educ. Res. 41, 499–520 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-014-0158-8

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