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Challenging deficit discourses in international education and development
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Research and policy in international education has often been framed in terms of a deficit discourse. For instance, policy debates on women’s literacy and education have begun by positioning women ...
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- Authors
- Aikman, S., Robinson-Pant, A., McGrath, S., Jere, C. M., Cheffy, I., Themelis, S., & Rogers, A.
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- SIL Global (US)
- Venue
- Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-03-02
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 314-334
- ISSN
- 0305-7925 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-3623
- OpenAlex
- W2296183812
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 13.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
- Locations
- Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (publishedVersion)
- UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Social Sciences › Education › Gender, Education, and Development Issues
- Social Sciences › Education › Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Keywords
- deficit discourse, international education, development, women's literacy, gender and education, education policy, critical discourse analysis
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