Phronesis through GIS: Exploring political spaces of education

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-492

  Basu, Ranu ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographies of education; GIS; Neoliberalism; Spatial phronesis

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; GIS; NEOLIBERALISM;

EID: 74849104429     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120903103106     Document Type: Article

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