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Publication Date: 1998
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Discourses on Adolescence, Gender, and Schooling: An Overview.
Prettyman, Sandra Spickard
Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, v29 n4 p329-40 Win 1998
Reviews research on how gender affects adolescent development. Discusses various conceptualizations of adolescence, the crisis of self-esteem for adolescent girls, the ways in which schools reinforce traditional gender roles, differences between boys' and girls' achievement patterns, and the intersections of gender with ethnicity and social class. (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Emotional Development, Feminist Criticism, Gender Issues, Minority Groups, School Culture, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Class
AESA, Eastern Michigan University, 1215 Huron River Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (annual subscription: ind. $25.00, inst. $30.00, foreign add $5.00).
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue title: "Adolescence, Gender and Schooling."
