Engaging with issues of cultural diversity and discrimination through critical emotional reflexivity in online learning

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-82

  Zembylas, Michalinos ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Critical emotional reflexivity; Cultural diversity; Online education

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649100099     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713608325171     Document Type: Article

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