Troubling boys and disturbing discourses on masculinity and schooling: A feminist exploration of current debates and interventions concerning boys in school

Gender and Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-110

  Reed, Lynn Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002155372     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540259920780     Document Type: Article

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