Do single-gender classrooms in coeducational settings address boys' underachievement? An australian study

Educational Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-32

  Mulholland, Judith ^a   Hansen, Paul ^a   Kaminski, Eugene ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0442323030     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569032000159714     Document Type: Article

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