Social categories and student perceptions in high school mathematics

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1492-1503

  Watt, Helen M G ^a   Bornholt, Laurel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034214619     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02532.x     Document Type: Article

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