Turning difficulties into possibilities: Engaging Roma families and students in school through dialogic learning

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 451-465

  Flecha, Ramón ^a   Soler, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dialogic learning; family participation; Roma; school engagement; transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886409728     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2013.819068     Document Type: Article

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