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Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1571-1589

Girls' Attitudes Towards Science in Kenya

Author keywords

Attitudes; Attitudes to science; Different schools; Equity; Kenyan girls; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords


EID: 84863856466     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.665196     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (19)

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