The rise of women : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools /

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Autori principali: DiPrete, Thomas A. (Autore), Buchmann, Claudia (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]
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Sommario:
  • 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.