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Publication Date: 2008-Jul
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Role of Gender in Reviewers' Appraisals of Quality in Political Science Books: A Content Analysis
McGinty, Stephen; Moore, Anne C.
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v34 n4 p288-294 Jul 2008
This study examines the changing roles for women in academia from 1991 to 2001 through a content analysis of quality characteristics in 626 "American Political Science Review" book reviews. Results revealed increases for women over men in quantity of books and reviews published, as well as quality appraisals of books written. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Political Science, Females, Book Reviews, Content Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Women Faculty, Gender Differences
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