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ten Dam, Geert T. M. – 1995
A research study on the learning effects of women's history on about 500 pupils throughout the Netherlands aged between 14 and 16 posed the question "How does women's history contribute to the gender-identity of girls?" Eleven classes (224 students) were taught women's history and 11 classes (273 students) were taught…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Volman, Monique – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1997
Reports on a study of the effects of the curriculum material used and of teaching behavior in "Information and Computer Literacy," a new course introduced in the Netherlands. Suggests that education can diminish but not entirely eradicate gender-related ideas about computers. Includes statistical and tabular data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
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Farivar, Sydney – Social Studies Review, 1996
Summarizes a research project conducted in the Netherlands that examined the effect studying women's history had on the gender identity of girls. The instruction increased girls' knowledge of equal opportunity issues and of the representation of women in history. Knowledge of the social construction of gender remained limited. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Consciousness Raising, Course Content, Cultural Awareness