Student Evaluation Of College Teaching: A Practice In Search Of Principles

College Teaching

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 134-141

  Algozzine, Bob ^a   Gretes, John ^a   Flowers, Claudia ^a   Howley, Lisa ^a   Beattie, John ^a   Spooner, Fred ^a   Mohanty, Ganesh ^a   Bray, Marty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85044234688     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.52.4.134-141     Document Type: Article

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