A promiscuous (feminist) look at grant-science: How colliding imaginaries shape the practice of NSF policy

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 580-598

  Daza, Stephanie L ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feminist methodology; grants; policy; social justice; Spivak

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877857060     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2013.786844     Document Type: Article

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