Fourth, sixth, and eighth graders' preferred writing topics and identification of gender markers in stories

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-100

  Peterson, Shelley ^a  

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EID: 0012499958     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499660     Document Type: Article

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