Science attitudes of selected middle school students in China: A preliminary investigation of similarities and differences as a function of gender

School Science and Mathematics, Feb 1997 by Boone, William J

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William J. Boone Indiana University

Editor's Note: William J. Boone's postal address is School of Education, Room 3068, 201 N. Rose Avenue, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 474051006, and e-mail address is wboone@indiana.edu.