Poles Apart? An exploration of single-sex and mixed-sex educational environments in Australia and England

Educational Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-422

  Jackson, Carolyn ^a   Smith, Ian David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 1842763085     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690020003610     Document Type: Article

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