Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ534925
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0018-2680
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Science for Ladies, Classics for Gentlemen: A Comparative Analysis of Scientific Subjects in the Curricula of Boys' and Girls' Secondary Schools in the United States, 1794-1850.
Tolley, Kim
History of Education Quarterly, v36 n2 p129-53 Sum 1996
Presents a consistent body of evidence to support the conclusion that, from the earliest decades of the 19th century, scientific subjects represented a significant and popular part of the curriculum in schools for girls. Includes evidence from primary and secondary sources. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Humanities, Private Schools, Role of Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Single Sex Schools, Socialization, Textbooks, Womens Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
