Student Ratings of Instruction in the USA: Hidden assumptions and missing conceptions about 'good' teaching

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-42

  Kolitch, Elaine ^a   Dean, Ann V ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0347092231     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079912331380128     Document Type: Article

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