Learner identity amid figured worlds: Constructing (in)competence at an urban high school

Urban Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-249

  Rubin, Beth C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Figured worlds; High school; Identity; Learning; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250613935     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-007-0044-z     Document Type: Article

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