The impact of gender on primary teachers' evaluations of children's difficulties in school

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-456

  Cline, Tony ^a   Ertubey, Candan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347210228     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1997.tb01257.x     Document Type: Article

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