Tenure system and its impact on grading leniency, teaching effectiveness and student effort
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Tenure system; Grading leniency; Teaching evaluation; Student effort; Teaching effectiveness;All these keywords.
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- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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