Sound, presence, and power: "Student Voice" in educational research and reform

Curriculum Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-390

  Cook Sather, Alison ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-873X.2006.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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