Collaborative imaginaries and multi-sited ethnography: Space-time dimensions of engagement in an afterschool science programme for girls

Ethnography and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-264

  Rahm, Jrene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

first and second generation immigrant girls; girls only community based organisation; identity in science; multi sited ethnography; science literacy; sociocultural historical theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864659052     PISSN: 17457823     EISSN: 17457831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457823.2012.693696     Document Type: Article

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