Diversity and equity for Asian American students in science education

Science Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-122

  Lee, Okhee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0031542012     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199701)81:1<107::AID-SCE6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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