ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS AND SCHOOL LEARNING IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: URBAN-RURAL AND MALE-FEMALE DICHOTOMIES

Authors

  • FRANK J. SWETZ (fjs2@psu.edu)
  • HASSAN LANGGULUNG
  • ABDUL RASHID JOHAR

Abstract

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1984-07-01

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (1984): AKADEMIKA 25

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