The Refugee action support program: Developing understandings of diversity

Teaching Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-407

  Ferfolja, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic service learning; Community partnership and service; Diversity; Preservice teacher education; Refugee students

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350761585     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210902741239     Document Type: Article

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