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Reconfiguring research in New Zealand: education, politics and performativity

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I wish to thank Terri Seddon and an anonymous reviewer for helpful feedback on an earlier, longer version of this paper.

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Roberts, P. Reconfiguring research in New Zealand: education, politics and performativity. Aust. Educ. Res. 40, 509–512 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-013-0108-x

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