Doing time: An exploration of timescapes in literacy learning and research

Language and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 353-365

  Burgess, Amy ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Literacy; Research methodology; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955212901     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500781003633170     Document Type: Article

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