Measuring educators' beliefs about diversity in personal and professional contexts

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 159-182

  Pohan, Cathy A ^a   Aguilar, Teresita E ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035614992     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038001159     Document Type: Article

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