What (a) to do about 'impact': A Bourdieusian critique

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 660-681

  Colley, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905864145     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3112     Document Type: Article

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