Faculty Research Productivity and Standardized Student Learning Outcomes in a University Teaching Environment: A Bayesian Analysis of Relationships

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 469-480

  Galbraith, Craig S ^a   Merrill, Gregory B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

publishing; research teaching nexus; research teaching; teaching and research links; teaching evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861533486     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.523782     Document Type: Article

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