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Understanding the Gender Gap in Mathematics Achievement: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Stereotype Threat
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Schwery, Denise; Hulac, David; Schweinle, Amy – School Psychology Forum, 2016
This literature review provides school psychologists with an understanding of the important issues related to the gender gap in mathematics achievement. The extant literature suggests that girls tend to receive lower scores than boys on standardized math tests, but in general these differences tend to be small. However, girls have better classroom…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Mathematics Achievement, Self Efficacy
Access and Equity Denied: Key Theories for School Psychologists to Consider When Assessing Black and Hispanic Students for Gifted Education
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Ford, Donna Y.; Wright, Brian L.; Washington, Ahmad; Henfield, Malik S. – School Psychology Forum, 2016
Black and Hispanic students are consistently underrepresented in gifted education. Several factors contribute to their low identification and lack of access to such programs and services. While teacher underreferral is a significant contributing factor, problematic also is testing and assessment, which is often administered by school…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification
School Nurse Perspectives regarding Their Vocational Decisions
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Smith, Shirley G.; Firmin, Michael W. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2009
This is a phenomenological, qualitative study of 25 school nurses employed in a large, urban school district in the Midwestern section of the United States. The study's participants possess histories of professional work experiences in nursing specialties other than school nursing. Thematic analysis of the data revealed three prominent factors…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Urban Schools, Attitudes, Career Choice
Teaching to Expand Opportunities for Nontraditional Students: Promising Strategies and Practices
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Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, 2009
The Vocational Equity Research, Training and Evaluation Center (VERTEC) was established in 1988 to increase females' access to, and opportunities in, vocational education programs that are nontraditional for their gender. The research, technical assistance and advocacy that has been provided by VERTEC staff over the last 21 years has established a…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Sex Fairness, Gender Discrimination, Vocational Education
Educational Excellence of Asian Americans: Myth or Reality? Papers presented at the Asian/Pacific Librarians Association Program of the 1988 American Library Association Convention (New Orleans, Louisiana, July 11, 1988).
Karkhanis, Sharad, Ed.; Tsai, Betty L., Ed. – 1989
This collection of three conference papers explores the myth of the educational excellence of Asian Americans. "The National Perspective" (L. Wright) contends that the educational success of Asian Americans is not a myth and that lessons drawn from the example of the academic achievement of Asian Americans can be applied to American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Cultural Influences
Fathers' Participation in Family Work: Effects on Children's Sex Role Attitudes. Working Paper No. 126.
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Baruch, Grace K.; Barnett, Rosalind C. – 1984
To investigate dimensions of fathers' participation in family work and to examine the effects of each dimension on children's sex-role related attitudes, this study collected data from 160 fathers of kindergarten and fourth-grade children, their wives, and their children. Fathers and mothers were interviewed jointly as well as separately and they…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Responsibility, Childhood Attitudes, Father Attitudes