Stereotyped at seven? Biases in teacher judgement of pupils' ability and attainment

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 517-547

  Campbell, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNICITY; GENDER; INCOME; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

EID: 84930380109     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279415000227     Document Type: Review

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