Framing social justice in education: What does the 'capabilities' approach offer?

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-187

  Walker, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Higher education; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037506131     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-2-00232     Document Type: Review

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