Affiliation and alienation: Hip-hop, rap, and urban science education

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-25

  Emdin, Christopher ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Co generative dialogue; Hip hop; Rap; Student alienation; Urban science education; Urban youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951482248     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270903161118     Document Type: Article

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