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EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Is gender-bias in textbooks spilled over from schools to universities? Evidence from Ethiopian university English language course textbooks

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Article: 2152616 | Received 03 Jul 2022, Accepted 23 Nov 2022, Published online: 01 Dec 2022

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