A sociology 'of' or a sociology 'for' education? The New Zealand experience of the dilemma

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-128

  Rata, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cultural politics; Indigenous theory; New Zealand; Policy analysis; Realist sociology; Sociology of education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955776898     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2010.503060     Document Type: Article

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