Learning the 'hard' way: Boys, hegemonic masculinity and the negotiation of learner identities in the primary school

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 369-385

  Renold, Emma ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035535936     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690120067980     Document Type: Article

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