Exploring teacher perceptions of small boys in kindergarten

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 331-335

  Smith, Julia ^a,c   Niemi, Nancy ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nazereth College

^c Department of Educational Leadership ^*

Author keywords

Body size of boys starting kindergarten; Teacher bias; Teachers' perceptions of ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547830398     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.100.6.331-335     Document Type: Article

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