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Educational Psychology
An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
Volume 11, 1991 - Issue 3-4
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Gender Differences in the Experience of Higher Education: quantitative and qualitative approaches

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Pages 363-382 | Published online: 25 Nov 2010

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