Transformative education and its potential for changing the lives of children in disempowering contexts

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-108

  Bivens, Felix ^a   Moriarty, Kathleen ^a   Taylor, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT;

EID: 77249131726     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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