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Setting the Context: An Overview of Secondary Education Reform with Particular Reference to the Asia-Pacific Region

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Vocationalisation of Secondary Education Revisited

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Maclean, R. (2005). Setting the Context: An Overview of Secondary Education Reform with Particular Reference to the Asia-Pacific Region. In: Maclean, R., Wilson, D.N., Lauglo, J., Maclean, R. (eds) Vocationalisation of Secondary Education Revisited. UNESCO-UNEVOC Book Series Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3034-7_2

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