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Girl Talk, Carey Delauder Bledsoe
Girl Talk, Carey Delauder Bledsoe
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
This dissertation is a qualitative study of an all-girls’ advisory in a coeducational,
urban middle school located in a mid-sized city in the northeast.
The advisory group met daily over the course of the 2010-2011 academic year.
Drawing from data collected over one year of fieldwork--including participant
observation, analysis of discourse, dynamic interviews, and the analysis of
social constructs --this study explores how a group of mostly African
American and Latina students created a caring community in order to increase
their academic and social success.
Gender-Twisting And Bros Talking, Odile Mattiauda
Gender-Twisting And Bros Talking, Odile Mattiauda
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
In American Schools, students are rarely offered educational experiences about gender and sexuality. Programs that do address sexuality are rarely based on moral beliefs and democratic values of tolerance and inclusivity. Sexuality education is predominantly taught by health teachers, rather than human sexuality educators, and their focus is on facts, statistics, and controversial issues such as the prevention of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. This limited perspective on sexuality neglects the important role of gender identity and sexual orientation (Donovan, 1989; Haffner & De Mauro, 1991; Nelson Trudell, 1993)
Using teacher-researcher-participant-observer qualitative methodology, I examined the discourse …
Gendered Patterns In High Achievement In Mathematics For Grades 4,6, And 8, Laura J. Falvey
Gendered Patterns In High Achievement In Mathematics For Grades 4,6, And 8, Laura J. Falvey
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Since 2001 , No Child Left Behind (N CLB) legislation has mandated that every state test students' educational progress annually, allowing each state to choose among many different instruments (Hoff, 2008). This demand for educational testing of all students has enabled the growth and availability of raw achievement data for subject areas tested and created an opportunity for a wide range of knowledge discovery. Not all states report testing results disaggregated by gender but in 2008, Hyde, Lindberg, Linn, Ellis, and Williams conducted research on data from I 0 states that do. They found the weighted mean achievement scores in …
Doing Science Their Way, Carol M. Giuriceo
Doing Science Their Way, Carol M. Giuriceo
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
From the perspective of social cultural anthropology employing the field research techniques of ethnography this study focuses on the experiences and perspectives of sixth grade girls in a moderately-sized East Coast city as they construct meaning through active engagement i a science classroom. The study analyzes the ways in which girls change roles and incorporate social interaction during science activities to create their own unique engagement in science.