Use of self-perspectives and their sources to predict the mathematics enrollment intentions of girls and boys

Sex Roles

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 351-363

  Stevens, Tara ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Olivárez Jr , Arturo ^a   Hamman, Doug ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability; Achievement; Gender; Mathematics interest; Mathematics self efficacy; Self perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847746307     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9180-2     Document Type: Article

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