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Examining Gender Inequality In A High School Engineering Course. 检视高中工程课程中的性别不平等。

American journal of engineering education Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.19030/ajee.v4i1.7858

Catherine Riegle-Crumb, Chelsea Moore

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