Sociolinguistic dynamics of gender in focus groups

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2000, Issue 86, 2000, Pages 55-67

  Brown, Courtney L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937319921     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1172     Document Type: Article

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