The effects of schooling on gender differences

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 827-843

  Wong, Kam Cheung ^a   Raymond Lam, Y ^b   Ho, Lai Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036957817     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192022000019080     Document Type: Article

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