Improving girls' attitudes towards science

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-268

  Schmidt, Bonnie M ^a   Nixon, Richard Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Let's Talk Science Programme

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EID: 0009211120     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/5/3/005     Document Type: Article

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