Citizenship, Social Justice, and Evolving Conceptions of Access to Education in South Africa: Implications for Research

Review of Research in Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 239-260

  Hill, Lori Diane ^a   Baxen, Jean ^b   Craig, Anne T ^a   Namakula, Halima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84857466792     PISSN: 0091732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0091732X11421461     Document Type: Article

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