The Significance of Scientific Capital in UK Medical Education

Minerva

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-332

  Brosnan, Caragh ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Medical education; Pierre Bourdieu; Science; Science and technology studies; Scientific capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052350473     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-011-9177-z     Document Type: Article

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