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Publication Date: 1985
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An Attempt to Move Mountains: The "Girls into Science and Technology" (GIST) Project.
Smail, Barbara
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v17 n3 p351-54 Jul-Sep 1985
Described are the results of a four-year action research project that investigated the reasons for girls' underachievement in science and technology and tested teacher-developed change strategies. Boys participating continued to be much more interested in science than the girls. Changes in option choice behavior were very small for both sexes. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Equal Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Males, Science Instruction, Sciences, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Teacher Developed Materials, Underachievement
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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