Policy fuzz and fuzzy logic: Researching contemporary Indigenous education and parent-school engagement in north Australia

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-339

  Lea, Tess ^a   Thompson, Helen ^a   McRae Williams, Eva ^b   Wegner, Aggie ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BATCHELOR INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Engagement; Indigenous education; Intervention; Policy; Race; Urban minority groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957817946     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2010.509813     Document Type: Article

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