Negotiating otherness: A male early childhood educator's gender positioning

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-140

  Sumsion, Jennifer ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85065349999     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760050046174     Document Type: Article

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