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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1033949
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Classroom Participation and Student-Faculty Interactions: Does Gender Matter?
Tatum, Holly E.; Schwartz, Beth M.; Schimmoeller, Peggy A.; Perry, Nicole
Journal of Higher Education, v84 n6 p745-768 Nov-Dec 2013
We conducted an observational study to examine the effect of student and professor gender on college classroom participation and faculty-student interactions. A main effect for professor gender emerged, with more voluntary responses in female-taught classes. As the percentage of males present increased, overall voluntary responses and professor praise decreased.
Descriptors: Student Participation, Gender Differences, Teacher Student Relationship, College Students, Observation, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Classroom Communication, Liberal Arts, Seminars, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Coding, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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