“Gendered” styles of writing and the “inequality in assessment” hypothesis: An explanation for gender differentiation in first class academic achievement at university

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue , 2001, Pages 160-172

  EarlNovell, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Performance; Universities; Written communications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993063492     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330110789664     Document Type: Article

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