Time to confront Willis's lads with a ballet class? A case study of educational orthodoxy and white working-class boys

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-191

  Ashley, Martin ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boys; Dance; Leadership; Masculinity; Social class; Teacher Expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249190429     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802700263     Document Type: Article

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