Why education researchers should take school food seriously

Educational Researcher

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Weaver Hightower, Marcus B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural analysis; educational policy; food; learning environments; politics; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953669723     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X10397043     Document Type: Article

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