Weaving an enhanced sense of self and a collective sense of self through creative textile-making

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-73

  Riley, Jill ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Becoming; Collective sense of self; Identity; Textiles; Weaving

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449083535     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2008.9686611     Document Type: Article

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