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What is an appropriate structure for reporting a study of male primary teachers, following a constructivist paradigm, and adopting a mixed methodology?
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Cruickshank, V. (2018). The Challenges Faced by Male Primary Teachers. In: Kember, D., Corbett, M. (eds) Structuring the Thesis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0511-5_5
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