'I could go work in a factory, but this is something I want to achieve': Narratives into social action

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-134

  McMillan, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; STUDENT;

EID: 5444240111     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1361332042000234259     Document Type: Article

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