Sacrificial girls: A case study of the impact of streaming and setting on gender reform

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-478

  Charlton, Emma ^a   Mills, Martin ^a   Martino, Wayne ^b   Beckett, Lori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34547398361     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920701434011     Document Type: Article

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