Effects of single-sex versus co-educational classes and schools on gender differences in progress in language and mathematics achievement

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-322

  Van De Gaer, Eva ^a   Pustjens, Heidi ^a   Van Damme, Jan ^a   De Munter, Agnes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 3042733751     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569042000216963     Document Type: Article

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