Girls rock, boys roll: An analysis of the age 14-16 gender gap in English schools

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-229

  Burgess, Simon ^a   McConnell, Brendon ^a   Propper, Carol ^a   Wilson, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2442556206     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2004.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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