Computers and young children in the classroom: Strategies for minimizing gender bias

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-55

  McNair, Shannan ^a   Kirova Petrova, Anna ^b   Bhargava, Ambika ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 18244365055     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011360923646     Document Type: Article

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