Why boys achieve less at school than girls: The difference between boys' and girls' academic culture

Educational Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-173

  Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0442275814     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569032000159804     Document Type: Article

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