Interrogating single-sex classes as a strategy for addressing boys' educational and social needs

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 237-254

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

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 20444387284     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980500117843     Document Type: Article

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