Lesbian teachers, harassment and the workplace

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-414

  Ferfolja, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Lesbian teachers; Sexuality; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349084062     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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