Achievement, gender and the single-sex/coed debate

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-218

  Harker, Richard ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0034343126     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713655349     Document Type: Article

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