A foucauldian reading of learning in feminist, nonprofit organizations

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-101

  English, Leona M ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foucault; Gender; Organizations; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044463383     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713605283429     Document Type: Article

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