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Big change question: are teachers’ working rights pursued and/or achieved at the expense of students’ learning rights?

Putting children first: the problem of teacher power

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Moe, T. Big change question: are teachers’ working rights pursued and/or achieved at the expense of students’ learning rights?. J Educ Change 8, 79–83 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-006-9014-6

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