Mothers as educational workers: Mothers’ emotional work at their children's transfer to second-level education

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 223-242

  O'Brien, Maeve ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 34447552381     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310500435513     Document Type: Article

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