Feminist dilemmas: An Australian case study of a whole‐school policy approach to gender reform

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-279

  Blackmore, Jill ^a   Kenway, Jane ^a   Willis, Sue ^b   Rennie, Leonie ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 1842830538     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027980280302     Document Type: Article

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