Elementary girls' science reading at home and school

Science Education

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 270-288

  Ford, Danielle J ^a   Brickhouse, Nancy W ^a   Lottero Perdue, Pamela ^a   Kittleson, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 33645682050     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20139     Document Type: Article

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