Understanding authority in classrooms: A review of theory, ideology, and research

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-27

  Pace, Judith L ^a   Hemmings, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom authority; Classroom relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947374793     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/003465430298489     Document Type: Review

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