Teachers’ gendered expectations and their evaluation of student writing

Reading Research and Instruction

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-271

  Peterson, Shelley ^a   Bainbridge, Joyce ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 33750034914     PISSN: 08860246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388079909558293     Document Type: Article

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