The resources and strategies that 10-11-year-old boys use to construct masculinities in the school setting

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 167-185

  Swain, Jon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1642559388     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920310001630017     Document Type: Review

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