A dangerous idea? Freedom, children and the capability approach to education

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-153

  Bessant, Judith ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

childhood; educational policy; inequality social exclusion in education; neoconservatism neoliberalism; philosophy of education; youth adolescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901458035     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2014.873368     Document Type: Article

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