An epitaph to Section 28? Telling tales out of school about changes and challenges to discourses of sexuality

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-471

  Nixon, David ^a   Givens, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249722681     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390601176564     Document Type: Article

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