Issues in boys' education: A question of teacher threshold knowledges?

Gender and Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-454

  Martino, Wayne ^a   Lingard, Bob ^b   Mills, Martin ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 11144337398     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250042000300367     Document Type: Review

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