University language study for civic education: A framework for students’ participation to effect individual and social change

Language Awareness

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-243

  Brady, Alan ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Civic; Dialogic; Education; Engagement; Japanese; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249159580     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/la412.0     Document Type: Article

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