Action research and social justice: Some experiences of schools in the inner city

International Action Research: A Casebook for Educational Reform

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 85-99

  Adams, Eileen ^a   McGonagle, Rosaleen ^a   Watts, Pauline ^a   Weiner, Gaby ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84897617902     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203973721-15     Document Type: Chapter

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