An Exploratory Study of Risk-Taking and Attitudes in a Girls-Only Middle School Math Class

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-26

  Streitmatter, Janice ^a  

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EID: 0042548534     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/461882     Document Type: Article

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