Modernist reductionism or post-structuralist relativism: Can we move on? An evaluation of the arguments in relation to feminist educational research

Gender and Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 381-393

  Francis, Becky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040187855     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540259920465     Document Type: Article

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