Learning gender in primary school playgrounds: Findings from the tomboy identities study

Pedagogy, Culture and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-331

  Paechter, Carrie ^a   Clark, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34848864994     PISSN: 14681366     EISSN: 17475104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681360701602224     Document Type: Article

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