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Critical Studies in Education Volume 50, 2009 - Issue 1: CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN CONTEXTS OF DISADVANTAGE
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Toward a critical pedagogy of engagement for alienated youth: insights from Freire and school‐based research

Peter McInerney School of Education, University of Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 23-35 | Received 11 Jun 2008, Accepted 04 Aug 2008, Published online: 27 Feb 2009

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