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Thomas S. Dee
Journal of Human Resources, July 2007, XLII (3) 528-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.XLII.3.528
Thomas S. Dee
Abstract
A prominent class of explanations for the gender gaps in student outcomes focuses on the interactions between students and teachers. In this study, I examine whether assignment to a same-gender teacher influences student achievement, teacher perceptions of student performance, and student engagement. This study’s identification strategy exploits a unique matchedpairs feature of a major longitudinal study, which provides contemporaneous data on student outcomes in two different subjects. Within-student comparisons indicate that assignment to a same-gender teacher significantly improves the achievement of both girls and boys as well as teacher perceptions of student performance and student engagement with the teacher’s subject.
- Received March 2006.
- Accepted September 2006.
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Teachers and the Gender Gaps in Student Achievement
Thomas S. Dee
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2007, XLII (3) 528-554; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.XLII.3.528
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