'I just got on with it': The educational experiences of ordinary, yet overlooked, boys

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-221

  Roberts, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disengagement; instrumentalism; masculinity; ordinary kids; working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858114814     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2011.649832     Document Type: Article

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