Business students' perceptions of best University Professors: Does gender role matter?

Sex Roles

Volumn 45, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 665-676

  Das, Mallika ^a   Das, Hari ^b  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business professors; Canadian universities; Femininity; Gender role; Student gender; Teaching effectiveness; University teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035497785     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014867809922     Document Type: Article

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