Masculinity, subjectivity and neoliberalism in men's accounts of migration and higher educational participation

Gender and Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-184

  Burke, Penny Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access and widening participation; Aspirations; Diaspora; Masculinity; Migration; Neoliberalism; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952945053     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540251003674139     Document Type: Article

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