Inside The Primary Classroom: Examples of Dissatisfaction Behind A Veil of Compliance

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-141

  Fisher, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compliance; dissatisfaction; primary classroom; pupil agency; pupil perspective; pupil teacher relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865821669     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2011.567969     Document Type: Article

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