Perspectives on the gender gap in english secondary schools

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-77

  Warrington, Molly ^a   Younger, Michael ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Ethos; Expectations; GCSE examinations; Gender gap; Rewards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002319363     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152990140104     Document Type: Article

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