The gender balance of physics textbooks: Caribbean and british books, 1985-91

Physics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Whiteley, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

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EID: 70449386879     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/31/3/018     Document Type: Article

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