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Performativities and fabrications in the education economy: Towards the performative society?

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Ball, S.J. Performativities and fabrications in the education economy: Towards the performative society?. Aust. Educ. Res. 27, 1–23 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219719

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