Disrupting apartheid of knowledge: Testimonio as methodology in Latina/o critical race research in education

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 639-654

  Huber, Lindsay Pérez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical race methodology; Latina o critical race theory; Testimonio

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009636877     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390903333863     Document Type: Article

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