Classroom sex composition and first-grade school outcomes: The role of classroom behavior

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1650-1658

  Pahlke, Erin ^a   Cooper, Carey E ^b   Fabes, Richard A ^c  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Classroom behavior; ECLS K; First grade; Sex composition; Socio emotional outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882712231     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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