The androgynous mentor: Bridging gender stereotypes in mentoring

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 18-30

  Roberts, Andy ^a  

^a BCFTCS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009980377     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968465980060102     Document Type: Article

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