Reviews of research in rural schools and their communities: Analytical perspectives and a new agenda

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-149

  Kvalsund, Rune ^a   Hargreaves, Linda ^b  

^a VOLDA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Research methodologies; Rural communities; Rural schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349127953     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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