Engaging the creative arts to meet the needs of twenty-first-century boys

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 969-984

  Scholes, Laura ^a   Nagel, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

curriculum and instruction; gender studies; inclusive education; poverty and education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867501893     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2010.538863     Document Type: Article

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