Unmasking the myth of the same-sex teacher advantage

European Sociological Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 669-689

  Neugebauer, Martin ^a   Helbig, Marcel ^b   Landmann, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 79952667116     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq038     Document Type: Article

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