Which Kids Can "Become" Scientists? Effects of Gender, Self-Concepts, and Perceptions of Scientists

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-219

  Lee, James Daniel ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007337843     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2787108     Document Type: Article

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