Bourdieu's distinctions of taste, talent, and power: Bridging political fields and administrative practice

Political Approaches to Educational Administration and Leadership

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 89-108

  Harris, Carol E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203928677     Document Type: Chapter

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