Surveying gender differences in Canadian school literacy

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 689-719

  Gambell, Trevor ^a   Hunter, Darryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Assessment and Evaluation Unit of the Saskatchewan   (Canada)

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EID: 23744499915     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270050116941     Document Type: Article

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