The Effects of Power Mechanisms in Education: Bringing Foucault and Bourdieu Together

Power and Education

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Hannus, Susanna ^a   Simola, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 79957866149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/power.2010.2.1.1     Document Type: Article

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