Math and Science Attitudes and Achievement at the Intersection of Gender and Ethnicity

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 293-309

  Else Quest, Nicole M ^a   Mineo, Concetta C ^b   Higgins, Ashley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

academic self concept; human sex differences; mathematics achievement; racial and ethnic differences; science achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880777703     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684313480694     Document Type: Article

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