Evaluating teaching: Listening to students while acknowledging bias

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 355-376

  Steiner, Sue ^a   Gerdes, Karen ^a   Holley, Lynn C ^a   Campbell, Heather E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745657285     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2006.200404113     Document Type: Article

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