Changes in attitudes and self-confidence in the women's and gender studies classroom: The role of teacher alliance and student cohesion

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 455-468

  Malkin, Craig ^a,b   Stake, Jayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Personal change in education; Self confidence; Social attitudes; Women's and gender studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843120792     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000023066.79915.83     Document Type: Article

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