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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.

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Author:   Lynn S Liben (Departments of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA) ,  Rebecca S. Bigler (Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   47
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780124115828

ISBN 10:   0124115829
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   29 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Motivation in Educational Contexts: Does Gender Matter?2. Gender-related Academic and Occupational Interests and Goals3. Developmental Interventions to Address the STEM Gender Gap: Exploring Intended and Unintended Consequences4. Physical Education, Sports, and Gender in Schools5. Gendered-Peer Relationships in Educational Contexts6. Sexism in Schools 7. Analysis and Evaluation of the Rationales for Single-Sex Schooling8. Factors Affecting Academic Achievement among Sexual Minority and Gender-Variant Youth9. Framing Black Boys: Parent, Teacher, and Student Narratives of the Academic Lives of Black Boys10. Creating Developmentally Auspicious School Environments for African American Boys

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