The Gender Gap and Classroom Interactions: Reality and Rhetoric?.

Younger, Michael; Warrington, Molly; Williams, Jacquetta

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ERIC Number: EJ631673

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Gender Gap and Classroom Interactions: Reality and Rhetoric?

Younger, Michael; Warrington, Molly; Williams, Jacquetta

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v20 n3 p325-41 Sep 1999

Examines the gender gap in classroom interactions between teachers and students in eight English secondary schools, focusing on the views of teaching staff, the perspectives of Year 11 students, and observations of teacher-student interaction in the classroom. Suggests that boys and girls are treated differently in many classrooms. (CMK)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Interviews, Males, Observation, Secondary Education, Sex Bias, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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