Maintaining positive attitudes toward science and technology in first-year female undergraduates: Peril and promise

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-540

  Machina, Kenton ^a   Gokhale, Anu ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Attitudes; Context based; Gender related; Science education; STS; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951122810     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690902792377     Document Type: Article

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