Commonsense understandings of equality and social change: A critical race theory analysis of liberalism at Spruce Middle School

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 755-768

  Castagno, Angelina Elizabeth ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical race theory; Inequity; Liberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009577217     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390903333905     Document Type: Article

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