"Pirates can be male or female": Investigating gender-inclusivity in a Years 2/3 classroom

Research in Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 515-528

  Rennie, Léonie J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Gender; Inclusivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344575737     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RISE.0000005253.72282.f4     Document Type: Article

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