Diversifying the faculty across gender lines: Do trustees and administrators matter?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-18

  Ehrenberg, Ronald G ^a   Jakubson, George H ^a   Martin, Mirinda L ^a   Main, Joyce B ^b   Eisenberg, Thomas ^c  

^a and History   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty gender composition; Gender of administrators: Diversifying the faculty; Gender of trustees

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PANEL DATA; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855346051     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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