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Williams, Dana – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1990
Review of the literature suggests that class participation by female students is increased when the teacher is female and/or the teacher has had training in sex equitable behavior. Women students rate female teachers higher than male teachers; and later achievement and confidence of female students are correlated with attending a women's college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Faculty