The impact of gender-fair versus gender-stereotyped basal readers on 1st-grade children’s gender stereotypes: A natural experiment

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-420

  Karniol, Rachel ^a   Gal Disegni, Michal ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 68649108408     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540909594670     Document Type: Article

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