From 'consulting pupils' to 'pupils as researchers': A situated case narrative

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 839-856

  Thomson, Pat ^a   Gunter, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751099826     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920600989487     Document Type: Article

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