Gender context of the school and study culture, or how the presence of girls affects the achievement of boys

Educational Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-423

  Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Achievement; Gender context; Gender gap; Study culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044270700     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569042000310336     Document Type: Article

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