From here to equity: The influence of status on student access to and understanding of science

Science Education

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 577-601

  Bianchini, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033238353     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199909)83:5<577::AID-SCE5>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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