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Male Teachers as Role Models: Addressing Issues of Masculinity, Pedagogy and the Re-Masculinization of Schooling

Wayne John MartinoThe University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario, Canada
Pages 189-223 | Published online: 07 Jan 2015

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