Changes in student social attitudes, activism, and personal confidence in higher education: The role of women's studies

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 411-436

  Stake, Jayne E ^a   Hoffmann, Frances L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0035631157     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038002411     Document Type: Article

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