Beyond male role models: Interrogating the role of male teachers in boys' education

The Problem with Boys' Education: Beyond the Backlash

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 262-280

  Martino, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84911121922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203877715     Document Type: Chapter

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