Questioning masculinities: Interrogating boys' capacities for self-problematization in schools

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-112

  Kehler, Michael ^a   Martino, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boys' education; Gender reform; Masculinities; Normalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547922085     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20466627     Document Type: Article

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