Educating Young Adolescent Girls

Author:   Patricia O'Reilly ,  Elizabeth M. Penn ,  Kathleen B. deMarrais
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138151468


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   02 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Patricia O'Reilly ,  Elizabeth M. Penn ,  Kathleen B. deMarrais
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138151468


ISBN 10:   1138151467
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   02 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Contents: K. deMarrais, Introduction. Part I:Growth and Development.P. O'Reilly, Learning to Be a Girl. A.M. Bauer, ""Tell Them We're Girls"": The Invisibility of Girls With Disabilities. K.S. Prezbindowski, A.K. Prezbindowski, Educating Young Adolescent Girls About Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Issues. Part II:Teaching and Learning.S. Erkut, F. Marx, J.P. Fields, A Delicate Balance: How Teachers Can Support Middle School Girls' Confidence and Competence. K. Farber, When Bodies Matter: Teaching Adolescents About Community, Critical Consciousness, and Identity Through Movement. P.T. Hoff, N. Eddings, E. Peavy, Little Warrior Sistas: Reading Their Worlds for Liberation. D.B. Erchick, Developing Mathematical Voice: Women Reflecting on the Adolescent Years. C. Cone, Technically Speaking: Girls and Computers. L.S. Levstik, Daily Acts of Ordinary Courage: Gender-Equitable Practice in the Social Studies Classroom. M. Tang, E.P. Cook, Understanding Relationship and Career Concerns of Middle School Girls. E.M. Penn, Class Action: Teaching for Equity."

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Educating Young Adolescent Girls is a useful resource for educators, sociologists, women's studies majors, and others. It addresses a critical age of female development, the early teens, when the actions of effective teachers, parents, and other committed adults can promote the successful development of girls....Color and gender and other individual differences are real....Readers will find practical suggestions and supportive research to respond to these...differences, and to help girls overcome the very real barriers that still restrict. They will find....suggestions and resources for positive change. -David M. Sadker American University and Phyllis Lerner, Interweave


"""Educating Young Adolescent Girls is a useful resource for educators, sociologists, women's studies majors, and others. It addresses a critical age of female development, the early teens, when the actions of effective teachers, parents, and other committed adults can promote the successful development of girls....Color and gender and other individual differences are real....Readers will find practical suggestions and supportive research to respond to these...differences, and to help girls overcome the very real barriers that still restrict. They will find....suggestions and resources for positive change."" —David M. Sadker American University and Phyllis Lerner, Interweave"


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