Becoming mathematicians: Women and students of color choosing and leaving doctoral mathematics

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-214

  Herzig, Abbe H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctoral students; Integration; Mathematics; Participation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544319034     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543074002171     Document Type: Review

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