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The Role of Gender in Educational Contexts and Outcomes
1st Edition, Volume 47 - August 27, 2014
Editors: Lynn S Liben, Rebecca S. Bigler
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780124115828
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eBook ISBN:9780124115767
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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.…Read more
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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.
Chapters that highlight some of the most recent research in the area.
A wide array of topics are discussed in detail
Developmental or educational psychology researchers, scholars, and students.
Preface
Chapter One: Motivation in Educational Contexts: Does Gender Matter?
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Frameworks: Early and Contemporary Approaches
3 A Question of Confidence? Gender and Perceptions of Competence and Control
4 Proving and Improving: Gender and Motives for Evaluation
5 Achievement Goals
6 Achievement and Social Goals, Values, and Interests
7 Social Influences
8 Conclusions
Chapter Two: Gender-Related Academic and Occupational Interests and Goals
Abstract
1 Theoretical Frameworks
2 Gender Similarities and Differences in Academic Ability and Dispositions
3 Gender Differences in Occupational Interests and Goals
4 Factors that may Shape Gendered Occupational Goals
5 Conclusions
Chapter Three: Developmental Interventions to Address the STEM Gender Gap: Exploring Intended and Unintended Consequences
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Documenting the STEM Gender Gap
3 Developmental Mechanisms and a Taxonomy of STEM Intervention Goals
4 Illustrations of STEM Interventions
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter Four: Physical Education, Sports, and Gender in Schools
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Curricular Issues
4 Gender and Motivation to be Physically Active
5 Fitness Testing
6 Social Construction of Bodily Meanings
7 Creating Equitable Climates in Physical Education
8 Education and Sport
9 Conclusions and Implications
Chapter Five: Gendered-Peer Relationships in Educational Contexts
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Children's Gender Segregation
3 The Influence of Gendered-Peer Relationships on Children's Development
4 Gender Segregation in School Environments
5 The Role of the Child in Selecting Gendered-Peer Environments
6 Implications of Gender Segregation for Aggressive and Cooperative Behaviors
7 Conclusions and Future Directions
Acknowledgments
Chapter Six: Sexism in Schools
Abstract
1 Overview of Types of Sexism
2 Perpetrators of Sexism
3 Gender Biases in School Achievement
4 Sexual Harassment in School
5 Awareness of Sexism and Coping
6 Reducing Sexism in Schools
7 Conclusions
Chapter Seven: Analysis and Evaluation of the Rationales for Single-Sex Schooling‡
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Brief History of the Rationales for Single-Sex Schooling in the United States
3 Analysis and Evaluation of Contemporary Rationales for Single-Sex Schooling
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter Eight: Factors Affecting Academic Achievement Among Sexual Minority and Gender-Variant Youth
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Models for Understanding Academic Disparities
3 Evidence of Sexual Orientation-Based Academic Disparities
4 Processes and Consequences of Victimization
5 Additional Influences on Student Outcomes
6 Programming and Policy
7 Conclusions
Chapter Nine: Framing Black Boys: Parent, Teacher, and Student Narratives of the Academic Lives of Black Boys
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The Peril and Promise of Black Boys
3 Black Boys: A Social Problem
4 Black Boys: Aggressive and Scary, Never Victims, Never Scared
5 Black Boys: Unteachable and Undeserving
6 Academic Identification
7 Cool-Pose Theory
8 Conclusions
Chapter Ten: Creating Developmentally Auspicious School Environments for African American Boys
Abstract
1 Overview
2 Challenges in Educating African American Boys
3 Practices to Create Developmentally Auspicious School Environments
4 Single-Sex Schools: A Means of Rescuing African American Boys?
5 Conclusions and Future Directions
Author Index
Subject Index
Contents of Previous Volumes
No. of pages: 440
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 47
Published: August 27, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780124115828
eBook ISBN: 9780124115767
LL
Lynn S Liben
Departments of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Departments of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
RB
Rebecca S. Bigler
Affiliations and expertise
Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin, USA
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