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McNair, S., Kirova-Petrova, A. & Bhargava, A. Computers and Young Children in the Classroom: Strategies for Minimizing Gender Bias. Early Childhood Education Journal 29, 51–55 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011360923646
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