Women learning in garment work: Solidarity and sociality

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-128

  Fenwick, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical workplace learning; Garment work; Immigrant women workers; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649005516     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713607310151     Document Type: Article

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