Boys outperforming girls: An 8-year cross-sectional study of attainment and self-esteem in year 6

Educational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-16

  Davies, Julie ^a   Brember, Ivy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002487821     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341990190101     Document Type: Article

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