We don't want your opinion”: Knowledge construction and the discourse of opinion in the equity classroom

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 443-455

  DiAngelo, Robin ^a   Sensoy, Özlem ^b  

^a WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84870509869     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665680903196354     Document Type: Article

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