Barriers to education globally : getting girls in the classroom : hearing before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Women's Issues of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, June 15, 2016 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 53 pages) |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Social conditions Educational equalization Children's rights - Education Sex discrimination in education Sex discrimination in education - Prevention |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Barriers to education globally |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706985903321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 | ||
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Girls and education 3-16 [[electronic resource] ] : continuing concerns, new agendas / / edited by Carolyn Jackson, Carrie Paechter, Emma Renold |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JacksonCarolyn <1970->
PaechterCarrie F RenoldEmma |
Soggetto topico |
Educational equalization
Girls - Education Sex discrimination in education |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-33836-X
9786613338365 0-335-23978-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction. Carolyn Jackson, Carrie Paechter and Emma Renold; Part 1 Girls and academic achievement; 1 Girls' achievement: contesting the positioning of girls as the relational 'achievers' to 'boys' underachievement'. Becky Francis; 2 Exploring girls' relationship to and with achievement: linking assessment, learning, mind and gender. Jannette Elwood; 3 'Rebels', 'bad girls' and 'misbehavers': exploring 'underachievement' in single-sex, selective schooling. Alexandra Allan
4 Refusing to integrate? Asian girls, achievement and the experience of schooling. Farzana Shain5 Fighting for an education: succeeding and surviving for girls in care at school. Emma Renold; Part 2 Girls' experiences in the schooling system; 6 Inner city girls: choosing schools and negotiating friendships. Rosalyn George; 7 'Even the people you know turn their back on you': the influence of friendships and social networks on girls' experiences of physical education. Laura Hills 8 Schoolgirls and power/ knowledge economies: using knowledge to mobilize social power. Carrie Paechter and Sheryl Clark9 'You've got to have the pink one because you're a girl!': exploring young girls' understanding of femininities and masculinities in preschool. Barbara Martin; 10 Gender and the new discipline agenda in Scottish schools. Sheila Riddell, Jean Kane, Gwynedd Lloyd, Gillean McCluskey, Joan Stead and Elisabet Weedon; Part 3 Relationships between girls' out-of-school experiences and school life; 11 Demanding time: balancing school and out-of-school demands. Carolyn Jackson 12 Sluts, whores, fat slags and playboy bunnies: Teen girls' negotiations of 'sexy' on social networking sites and at school. Jessica Ringrose13 'I was kinda paralytic': pleasure, peril and teenage girls' drinking stories. Fin Cullen; 14 New literacies, old identities: young girls' experiences of digital literacy at home and school. Jackie Marsh; 15 Framing girls in girlhood studies: gender/class/ifications in contemporary feminist representations. Valerie Hey; Index; Back cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456404503321 |
Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2010 | ||
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Smart Girls : Success, School, and the Myth of Post-Feminism / / Shauna Pomerantz, Rebecca Raby |
Autore | Pomerantz Shauna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Conduct of life |
ISBN | 0-520-95979-5 |
Classificazione | SOC028000SOC032000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Harris, Anita -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? -- 2. Driven to Perfection -- 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? -- 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl -- 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions -- 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses -- Appendix: Study Participants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150255803321 |
Pomerantz Shauna
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Teaching the female brain [[electronic resource] ] : how girls learn math and science / / Abigail Norfleet James |
Autore | James Abigail Norfleet |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina |
507.1
510.71 |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Psychology Mathematics - Study and teaching Science - Study and teaching Sex differences in education |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4522-7262-X
1-4129-6709-0 1-4522-0855-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; 1 - The Influence of Cognitive Gender Differences; 2 - Differences in Learning Approaches; 3 - Dealing With Stress; 4 - Teaching Math to the Female Brain; 5 - Teaching Science to the Female Brain; 6 - Teaching Math and Science to Girls in a Coed School; 7 - Gendered Instruction; 8 - Resources and Other Help; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480238003321 |
James Abigail Norfleet
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Understanding girls : quantitative and qualitative research / / Dale Rose Baker |
Autore | Baker Dale Rose |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rotterdam, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] ; ; Taipei, [Taiwan] : , : Sense Publishers, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 240 p.) |
Disciplina | 500.82 |
Collana | Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education: Distinguished Contributors |
Soggetto topico |
Women in science
Girls - Education Science - Study and teaching |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 94-6300-497-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Can the Differences between Male and Female Science Majors Account for the Low Number of Women at the Doctoral Level in Science -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research into Gender in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture and the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Research in College Science Teaching: Can the Difference between Male and Female Science Majors Account for the Low Number of Women at the Doctoral Level in Science , by Dale R. Baker (reprinted article) -- The Influence of Role-Specific Self-Concept and Sex-Role Conflict on Career Choices in Science -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- The Influence of Role-Specific Self-Concept and Sex-Role Identity on Career Choices in Science, by Dale R. Baker (reprinted article) -- Sex Differences in Classroom Interactions in Secondary Science -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Sex Differences in Classroom Interactions in Secondary Science, by Dale R. Baker (reprinted article) -- Sex Differences in Formal Reasoning Ability: Task and Interviewer Effects -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Sex Differences in Formal Reasoning Ability: Task and Interviewer Effects, by Michael D. Piburn and Dale R. Baker (reprinted article) -- Letting Girls Speak Out about Science -- Why I Conducted This Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research into Gender in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture and the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Letting Girls Speak Out about Science, by Dale Baker and Rosemary Leary (reprinted article) -- Equity Issues in Science Education -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research into Gender in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Equity Issues in Science Education, by Dale R. Baker (reprinted article) -- An Intervention to Address Gender Issues in a Course on Design, Engineering, and Technology for Science Educators -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- An Intervention to Address Gender Issues in a Course on Design, Engineering, and Technology for Science Educators, by Dale Baker, Stephen Krause, Şenay Yaşar, Chell Roberts and Sharon Robinson-Kurpius (reprinted article) -- What Works: Using Curriculum and Pedagogy to Increase Girls’ Interest and Participation in Science and Engineering -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work.-What Works: Using Curriculum and Pedagogy to Increase Girls’ Interest and Participation in Science, by Dale Baker (reprinted article) -- Girls’ Summer Lab: An Intervention -- Synopsis -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Good Intentions: An Experiment in Middle School Single-Sex Science and Mathematics Classrooms with High Minority Enrollment -- Study Synopsis -- Why I Conducted the Study -- Methodological Decisions -- Science Education at the Time of the Study -- Research in the Wider Field of Education -- The Culture of the Times -- Impact of My Work -- Summary: What Does It All Mean -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255147103321 |
Baker Dale Rose
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Rotterdam, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] ; ; Taipei, [Taiwan] : , : Sense Publishers, , 2016 | ||
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What works in girls' education : evidence for the world's best investment / / Gene B. Sperling and Rebecca Winthrop ; with Christina Kwauk ; foreword by Malala Yousafzai |
Autore | Sperling Gene B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Education - Developing countries Women in development Educational equalization Educational assistance |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8157-2862-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460997403321 |
Sperling Gene B.
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What works in girls' education : evidence for the world's best investment / / Gene B. Sperling and Rebecca Winthrop ; with Christina Kwauk ; foreword by Malala Yousafzai |
Autore | Sperling Gene B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Education - Developing countries Women in development Educational equalization Educational assistance |
ISBN | 0-8157-2862-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797747603321 |
Sperling Gene B.
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 | ||
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What works in girls' education : evidence for the world's best investment / / Gene B. Sperling and Rebecca Winthrop ; with Christina Kwauk ; foreword by Malala Yousafzai |
Autore | Sperling Gene B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Soggetto topico |
Girls - Education
Girls - Education - Developing countries Women in development Educational equalization Educational assistance |
ISBN | 0-8157-2862-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828774303321 |
Sperling Gene B.
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