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ERIC Number: EJ440559
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Teachers' Use of Praise and Reprimands to Boys and Girls.
Merrett, Frank; Wheldall, Kevin
Educational Review, v44 n1 p73-79 1992
Data from 3 observations of 32 primary and 38 secondary teachers showed no differences in primary teachers' responses to boys and girls but significant differences in secondary teachers' responses--boys received more responses overall, female teachers responded more negatively to boys' social behavior, male teachers more positively to boys' academic behavior. (SK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Males, Observation, Secondary School Teachers, Sex Differences, Teacher Response
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Praise