The Role of Gender in Educational Contexts and Outcomes

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-411582-8
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 880 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Liben, Lynn S

Bigler, Rebecca S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Liben, Lynn S
Departments of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA