Restructuring schools to be math friendly to females

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 586, 1997, Pages 84-93

  Karp, Karen ^a   Shakeshaft, Charol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37349086211     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: 19301405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263659708158610     Document Type: Article

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