Constructions of childhood in school: Power, policy and practice in Irish education

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-41

  Devine, Dympna ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 84937323733     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210000200053     Document Type: Article

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