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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.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)eBook Diversity & Ethnic Studies Collection Available online
eBook Diversity & Ethnic Studies Collection- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DiPrete, Thomas A., author.
- Buchmann, Claudia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--United States.
- Sex role.
- Women in education--United States.
- Women in education.
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- While powerful gender inequalities remain in American society, women have made substantial gains and now largely surpass men in one crucial arena: education.Women now outperform men academically at all levels of school, and are more likely to obtain college degrees and enroll in graduate school.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-800-6
- OCLC:
- 844727832
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