Spiritually in the academy: Reclaiming from the margins and evoking a transformative way of knowing the world

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 685-711

  Shahjahan, Riyad Ahmed ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OISE/UT   (Canada)

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EID: 27944479048     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390500298188     Document Type: Review

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