Effects of an extracurricular science intervention on science performance, self-worth, social skills, and sexist attitudes of Taiwanese adolescents from single-parent families

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 555-567

  Hong, Zuway R ^a,c   Lin, Huann Shyang ^a   McCarthy Veach, Patricia ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extracurricular science intervention; Science performance; Self worth; Sexist attitudes; Single parent family; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549124905     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9453-z     Document Type: Article

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