Gender biases in student evaluations of teaching

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 145, Issue , 2017, Pages 27-41

  Boring, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a OFCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Gender biases; Gender stereotypes; Student evaluations of teaching; Teaching effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996956056     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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