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Caring Monsters?

A Critical Exploration of Contradictions and Ambiguities

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Hughes, C., Clouder, L., Pritchard, J., Purkis, J., Barnes, V. (2007). Caring Monsters?. In: Cotterill, P., Jackson, S., Letherby, G. (eds) Challenges and Negotiations for Women in Higher Education. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6110-3_7

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