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ERIC Number: EJ255453
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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Women and Mathematics: Does Research Matter?
Fennema, Elizabeth
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v12 n5 p380-85 Nov 1981
The conclusion that differences in achievement in mathematics between males and females has a genetic basis is seen as based on a number of faulty assumptions. Concern about recent research that can lead to social damage when misquoted and misinterpreted is expressed. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Females, Mathematics Education, Research, Research Problems, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Social Mobility, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research