Perceived gender based stereotypes in educational technology advertisements

TechTrends

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 46-52

  Bolliger, Doris U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 48249092051     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-008-0154-9     Document Type: Article

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