Researching for social justice: Contextual, conceptual and methodological challenges

Discourse

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-316

  Hattam, Robert ^a   Brennan, Marie ^a   Zipin, Lew ^a   Comber, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational disadvantage; Funds of knowledge; Pedagogical innovation; Professional learning community; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651222032     PISSN: 01596306     EISSN: 14693739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01596300903037010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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