Gender, Behaviour and Achievement: A preliminary study of pupil perceptions and attitudes

Gender and Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-113

  Whitelaw, Sarah ^a   Milosevic, Lena ^b   Daniels, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042470685     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250020427     Document Type: Article

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