Boys' underachievement: Causes and strategies

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 3160-3164

  Majzub, Rohaty Mohd ^a   Rais, Maisarah Muhammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Boys Underachievement; equity in education; gender gaps in achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957712553     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.482     Document Type: Conference Paper

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