Male teachers, homophobia, misogyny and teacher education

Teaching Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-39

  Mills, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 32144448627     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047621042000179970     Document Type: Article

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