Gender violence in schools in the developing world

Gender and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-98

  Dunne, Máiréad ^a   Humphreys, Sara ^a   Leach, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 32144446135     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250500195143     Document Type: Article

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