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The rise of women : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools
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The rise of women : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools / Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann.
ISBN
9780871540515 (paperback : alkaline paper)
0871540517 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Publication
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]
Copyright Notice Date
©2013
Physical Description
xviii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 29, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-269) and index.
Contents
Trends and the macro environment
What has happened?
Changing incentives and opportunities
Academic performance, engagement, and family influence
The gender gap in academic performance
Social and behavioral skills
The family and the gender gap
The role of schools
Schools, classrooms and peers
Gender and college major segregation
Enhancing educational attainment
A appendix figures and tables.
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