Threats to autonomy in consumer societies and their implications for education

Theory and Research in Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-287

  Schinkel, Anders ^a   de Ruyter, Doret ^b   Steutel, Jan ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autarchy; autonomous agency; autonomy; autonomy liberals; consumer societies; religious education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649422065     PISSN: 14778785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477878510381628     Document Type: Article

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