Gendered literacy experiences: The effects of expectation and opportunity for boy's and girls' learning

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-315

  Sanford, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b STN CSC   (Canada)

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EID: 29344469574     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.49.4.4     Document Type: Review

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