Discursive management of resistance to a multicultural education programme

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-284

  Whitehead, Kevin A ^a,b   Wittig, Michele A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Education; Multiculturalism; Prejudice; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008776542     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1478088704qp018oa     Document Type: Article

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