Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement Among High School Students in the United Arab Emirates, 1991–2000

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-9

  Alkhateeb, Haitham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0042860225     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2001.tb18184.x     Document Type: Article

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