Boys, poetry and the individual talent

English in Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 41-55

  Pike, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attainment; Attitudes; Boys; GCSE; Poetry; Reading; Response; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845776908     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2000.tb00583.x     Document Type: Article

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