Who likes math where? Gender differences in eighth-graders' attitudes around the world

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-112

  Charles, Maria ^a   Harr, Bridget ^a   Cech, Erin ^b   Hendley, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; education; gender; international; mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897096545     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2014.895140     Document Type: Article

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