Student ratings in a consumerist academy: Leveraging pedagogical control and authority

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 397-422

  Titus, Jordan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Sstudent ratings; Student evaluations; Student as consumer

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449096131     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2008.51.2.397     Document Type: Article

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