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Direct linkGray, John – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2004
Using various official sources (such as Ofsted reports), the article explores competing conceptions of the under-achieving school which have been operationalised in recent years. It suggests that there have been multiple, potentially conflicting definitions in policy discourse to which recent innovations have merely added a further layer of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Underachievement, Educational Improvement, Instructional Innovation
