Mapping the biopolitics of school dropout and youth resistance

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 627-637

  Ruglis, Jessica ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopolitics; Biopower; Education policy; Health; Mapping; Participatory action research; Qualitative methods; School dropout; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053274429     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2011.600268     Document Type: Article

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