Girls' Entry into Higher Secondary Sciences

Gender and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-386

  Hatchell, Helen ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0041562018     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540259820817     Document Type: Article

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