Global self-esteem in technical/vocational versus general secondary school tracks: A matter of gender?

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 753-761

  Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gender; Secondary education; Self esteem; Tracks

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644432000     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-7739-y     Document Type: Article

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