Discomforting pedagogies: Emotional tensions, ethical dilemmas and transformative possibilities

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-59

  Zembylas, Michalinos ^a   McGlynn, Claire ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864648896     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.523779     Document Type: Article

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