The effects of race and problem type on teachers' assessments of student behavior

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Chang, Doris F ^a,c   Sue, Stanley ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; RACE; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0037376836     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.71.2.235     Document Type: Article

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