Differential achievement of girls and boys at GCSE: Some observations from the perspective of one school

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-313

  Younger, Mike ^a   Warrington, Molly ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030517374     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569960170304     Document Type: Article

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