Teachers and the gender gaps in student achievement

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 528-554

  Dee, Thomas S ^a,b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; STUDENT;

EID: 34547448097     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.3.528     Document Type: Article

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