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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453880503321

Autore

Parry Odette <1954->

Titolo

Male underachievement in high school education in Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines / / Odette Parry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston, Jamaica : , : Canoe Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-4356-9473-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 p.)

Disciplina

373.1280835109729

Soggetti

Teenage boys - Education (Secondary) - West Indies

Underachievers - West Indies - Social conditions - 21st century

Sex differences in education - West Indies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-75).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Gender and Caribbean High School Achievement; The Study Methods; Background to the Research; Gender Expectations; The Use of Verbal Discipline; The Issue of Male Role Models; Coeducation Versus Single Sex Schools; Gender Socialization: Issues of Nature and Nurture; Sex/Gender Identity Development; Concluding Discussion; Appendixes; Appendix 1: Policy Options and Practical Solutions; Appendix 2: Summary of Research Findings; Bibliography