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Research with Men. By David Mitchell and Philip Chapman. Published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education journal, Vol. 4, 2001, pp. 165-175

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This paper challenges the tendency of research to ignore issues related to the study of men and particularly men as parents. An argument is also presented for including men in st

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