Power and representation: A postcolonial reading of global partnerships and teacher development through North-South study visits

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 907-927

  Martin, Fran ^a   Griffiths, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867265669     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2011.600438     Document Type: Article

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