The Role of Gender in Educational Contexts and Outcomes: Volume 47
Published on 29. August 2014
Book
Hardback
440 pages
978-0-12-411582-8 (ISBN)
Description
Volume 47 of Advances in Child Development and Behavior includes chapters that highlight some the most recent research in the area of gender in educational, contexts and outcomes.
A wide array of topics are discussed in detail, including sexism, race and gender issues, sexual orientation, single-sex education, and physical education.
Each chapter provides in-depth discussions, and this volume serves as an invaluable resource for developmental or educational psychology researchers, scholars, and students.
A wide array of topics are discussed in detail, including sexism, race and gender issues, sexual orientation, single-sex education, and physical education.
Each chapter provides in-depth discussions, and this volume serves as an invaluable resource for developmental or educational psychology researchers, scholars, and students.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-411582-8 (9780124115828)
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E-Book
11/2014
Academic Press
€85.95
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Persons
Departments of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Content
1. Motivation in Educational Contexts: Does Gender Matter?2. Gender-related Academic and Occupational Interests and Goals3. Developmental Interventions to Address the STEM Gender Gap: Exploring Intended and Unintended Consequences4. Physical Education, Sports, and Gender in Schools5. Gendered-Peer Relationships in Educational Contexts6. Sexism in Schools 7. Analysis and Evaluation of the Rationales for Single-Sex Schooling8. Factors Affecting Academic Achievement among Sexual Minority and Gender-Variant Youth9. Framing Black Boys: Parent, Teacher, and Student Narratives of the Academic Lives of Black Boys10. Creating Developmentally Auspicious School Environments for African American Boys