Encounters with forest school and foucault: A risky business?

Education 3-13

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-391

  Maynard, Trisha ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650286905     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270701602640     Document Type: Article

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