Gender, self-concept and teachers of mathematics: Effects on attitudes to teaching and learning

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-195

  Relich, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0009322196     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00302629     Document Type: Article

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