The Political Structuration of Assessment: Negotiating State Power and Legitimacy

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Political Structuration of Assessment: Negotiating State Power and LegitimacyLuis BenvenisteLuis Benveniste Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 46, Number 1February 2002The Meanings of Globalization for Educational ChangeGuest Editors: Martin Carnoy and Diana Rhoten Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/324051 Views: 190Total views on this site Citations: 34Citations are reported from Crossref © 2002 by the Comparative and International Education Society. 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