Victorian certificate of education: Mathematics, science and gender

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-46

  Cox, Peter J ^a   Leder, Gilah C ^a   Forgasz, Helen J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Gender issues; Mathematics; Sciences; Sex differences; Student participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442686782     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410404800103     Document Type: Article

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