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Gender Success in the Classroom Research Paper
Pages:5 (1676 words)
Sources:5
Subject:Social Issues
Topic:Gender Gap
Document Type:Research Paper
Document:#84222937
Eliot, L. (2009, Septmber 8). Girl Brain, Boy Brain? Retrieved November 2010, from Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=girl-brain-boy-brain&page=3
This article takes a number of academic studies and syntheizes into a more popular explanation and format. The author acknowledges that there are verified physical and morphiological differences between the male and female brain, but also strongly suggests that these are predispositions, and it is the experience and social/cultural expectations that help male and female behaviors become dominant.
Murphy and Gipps. (1996). Equity in the Classroom: Towards Effective Pedagogy for Girls and Boys. London: Falmer Press.
This book takes a global perspective in assessing gender difference in the school system, finding that traditionally, girls have more limited opportunities, but tend to outperform boys both socially and intellectually. Because this is global in scope, it has a broader socio-cultural approach and shows how traditional values within a culture often contribute to a widening of the gender gap in school.
Wood, Murko and Nopoulos. (2008). Ventral Frontal Cortex in Children. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 3(2), 168-76.
Scholarly article written for the neurological professional. Shows that through investigation there are actual size and performance differences between the male and female brain that manifest in the ability to cognate and perform certain functions, as well as understand spatial and social dimmensions.
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How Schools Shortchange Girls. (1992, June). Retrieved November 2010, from American Association of University Women: http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/upload/hssg.pdf
Antrobus, P. (2006). Gender Equality in the New Millennium: Goal or Gimmick? The Caribbean Quarterly, 52(2/3), 39-47.
Eliot, L. (2009, Septmber 8). Girl Brain, Boy Brain? Retrieved November 2010, from Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=girl-brain-boy-brain&page=3
Izard, Schultz and Ackerman. (April 1997). Emotion Knowledge, Social Competence and Behavior Problems. Society for Research on Child Development. Washington DC.
Kindlon and Thompson. (2000). Raising Cain. New York: Random House.
Mulrine, a. (2001, July 30). Are Boys the Weaker Sex? U.S. News and World Report, pp. 40-48.
Murphy and Gipps. (1996). Equity in the Classroom: Towards Effective Pedagogy for Girls and Boys. London: Falmer Press.
Sadker, S. (1994). Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Wood, Murko and Nopoulos. (2008). Ventral Frontal Cortex in Children. Social…
Sample Source(s) Used
Murphy and Gipps. (1996). Equity in the Classroom: Towards Effective Pedagogy for Girls and Boys. London: Falmer Press.
Sadker, S. (1994). Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Wood, Murko and Nopoulos. (2008). Ventral Frontal Cortex in Children. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 3(2), 168-76.
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