Students' attitudes towards mathematics in single-sex and coeducational schools

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-36

  Norton, Stephen J ^a   Rennie, Léonie J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4544270410     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217120     Document Type: Article

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