Effects of student gender and socioeconomic status on teacher perceptions

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 242-246

  Auwarter, Amy E ^a   Aruguete, Mara S ^b  

^a Eugene Field Elementary School   (United States)

^b Lincoln University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Social and economic status; Student achievement; Teacher efficacy; Teacher expectation; Teacher perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 43349104599     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.101.4.243-246     Document Type: Article

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