Science education for women: Situated cognition, feminist standpoint theory, and the status of women in science

Science and Education

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1055-1063

  Pinnick, Cassandra L ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894255967     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-008-9153-7     Document Type: Article

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