The relationship between teacher gender and student achievement: Evidence from five Indian states

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Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 627-642

  Chudgar, Amita ^a   Sankar, Vyjayanthi ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Educational Initiatives   (India)

Author keywords

India; Student achievement; Teacher gender

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EID: 54049085043     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920802351465     Document Type: Article

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