Broken brains and broken homes: The meaning of special education in an appalachian community

Anthropology and Education Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-180

  Smardon, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural circulation; Discourse; Labeling; Narrative; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349102478     PISSN: 01617761     EISSN: 15481492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2008.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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