A closer look at gender in NAEP mathematics achievement and affect data: Intersections with achievement, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-150

  McGraw, Rebecca ^a,d   Lubienski, Sarah Theule ^b   Strutchens, Marilyn E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Attitudes; Beliefs; Equity diversity; Gender issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645133974     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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