Understanding and overstanding: Feminist-poststructural life histories of physical education teachers

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-31

  Sykes, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 85008857269     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269172001009744     Document Type: Article

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