The potential of critical race theory in decolonizing university curricula

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-377

  McLaughlin, Juliana ^a   Whatman, Susan ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical race theory; Curriculum; Decolonizing; Indigenous knowledge; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865959720     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2011.621243     Document Type: Article

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