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Contributing to the common good?: Media coverage of the international largescale assessment of adult skills (PIAAC) in four national contexts

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Contributing to the common good? Media coverage of the international largescale assessment of adult skills (PIAAC) in four national contexts. / Hamilton, M.
In: Studies in the Education of Adults, Vol. 50, No. 2, 01.11.2018, p. 167-184.

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Hamilton M. Contributing to the common good? Media coverage of the international largescale assessment of adult skills (PIAAC) in four national contexts. Studies in the Education of Adults. 2018 Nov 1;50(2):167-184. Epub 2018 Oct 24. doi: 10.1080/02660830.2018.1523101

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