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Cheaper by the Dozen: Family Size Effects on Children’s Educational Attainment in Egypt 一打一打地便宜:埃及家庭规模对儿童受教育程度的影响

WGSRN: Gender Equality in Education & Health (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2019-09-16 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3454808

Reham Rizk, Hany Abdel‐Latif, A. Staneva

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The Gender Gap in Attitudes and Test Scores: A New Construct of the Mathematical Capability 态度与考试成绩的性别差异:数学能力的新建构

WGSRN: Gender Equality in Education & Health (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3261702

M. D. Di Tommaso, Anna Maccagnan, S. Mendolia

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Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Kendriya Vidayalayas (Central Govt. Schools) : Evidence from India 影响Kendriya Vidayalayas(中央公立学校)学习成绩的因素:来自印度的证据

WGSRN: Gender Equality in Education & Health (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2018-03-13 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3139361

Dr. Mohammad Rahim, Furquan Uddin

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