Politics of Externalization in Reflexive Times: Reinventing Japanese Education Reform Discourses through “Finnish PISA Success”

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Previous articleNext article No AccessPolitics of Externalization in Reflexive Times: Reinventing Japanese Education Reform Discourses through “Finnish PISA Success”Keita TakayamaKeita Takayama Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 54, Number 1February 2010 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/644838 Views: 767Total views on this site Citations: 94Citations are reported from Crossref History October 8, 2009 © 2009 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Íris Santos, Vera G. 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