Classroom participation and student-faculty interactions: Does gender matter?

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 745-768

  Tatum, Holly E ^a   Schwartz, Beth M ^a   Schimmoeller, Peggy A ^a   Perry, Nicole ^b  

^a RANDOLPH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal   (United States)

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EID: 84887335312     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2013.0036     Document Type: Article

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