Religious education as a research discipline: An activity theoretical perspective

British Journal of Religious Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-210

  Afdal, Geir ^a,b  

^a MF NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Research in religious education

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149494492     PISSN: 01416200     EISSN: 17407931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01416200802170086     Document Type: Review

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