Gender Gaps in Mathematics and Reading: A Comparison Across Socio-Educational Contexts in Europe

  1. Bianchi, Daniel 1
  2. Cabrera, Leopoldo 1
  3. Sicilia, Gabriela 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

  2. 2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/052g8jq94

Proceedings:
16 th Conference "Tension, trust and transformatio" (16th. 2024. Porto)

Year of publication: 2024

Type: Conference paper

DOI: 10.25145/C.2024.02 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openRIULL editor

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