A Meta-Analytic Critique of Mael et al.'s (2005) Review of Single-Sex Schooling

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 423-441

  Signorella, Margaret L ^a   Hayes, Amy Roberson ^b   Li, Yidi ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Meta analysis; Single sex schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884815139     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-013-0288-x     Document Type: Review

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