Evaluating teaching in higher education

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-261

  Weinberg, Bruce ^a   Hashimoto, Masanori ^a   Fleisher, Belton ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Higher education; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650809041     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.40.3.227-261     Document Type: Article

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