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Student Evaluation Of College Teaching: A Practice In Search Of Principles

Bob Algozzine University of North Carolina Department of Educational Leadership Charlotte
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John Gretes University of North Carolina Department of Educational Leadership Charlotte
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Claudia Flowers University of North Carolina Department of Educational Leadership Charlotte
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Lisa Howley University of North Carolina Department of Educational Leadership Charlotte
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John Beattie University of North Carolina Department of special Education and Child Development Charlotte
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Fred Spooner University of North Carolina Department of special Education and Child Development Charlotte
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Ganesh Mohanty University of North Carolina Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Charlotte
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Marty Bray California State University Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education Fullerton
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Pages 134-141 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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