The effect of same-gender teacher assignment on student achievement in the elementary and secondary grades: Evidence from panel data

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-75

  Winters, Marcus A ^a   Haight, Robert C ^a   Swaim, Thomas T ^a   Pickering, Katarzyna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Impact of schooling; Student teacher gender assignment

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; PANEL DATA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875278738     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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