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Hubbard, Janie; Moore, Monisha F.; Christensen, Lois McFadyen – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2020
Young children's self-identification and self-identity are essentially a set of conscious and unconscious beliefs built from experiences. Students' self-image, and their understanding of society, can change when they research how women contributed to our nation and to our daily lives. Such lessons can render these historical figures accessible and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Females, History, Social Studies
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McVee, Mary; Silvestri, Katarina; Shanahan, Lynn; English, Ken – Theory Into Practice, 2017
This article [explores] the learning of girls who were in a co-ed after school engineering club related to the project: Designing Vital Engineering and Literacy Practices for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for Elementary Teachers and Children (DeVELOP STEM ETC). While few girls grow up to become engineers in the US, recently more…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Clubs, Females, English Language Learners
Murakami, Christine – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
It's no secret that fewer and fewer women are entering computer science fields. Attracting high school girls to computer science is only part of the solution. Retaining them while they are in higher education or the workforce is also a challenge. To solve this, there is a need to show girls that computer science is a wide-open field that offers…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Science, Grade 5, High Schools
Oregon Department of Education, 2014
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Progress Monitoring, State Legislation
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Leff, Stephen S.; Crick, Nicki R.; Angelucci, Jennifer; Haye, Kisha; Jawad, Abbas F.; Grossman, Michael; Power, Thomas J. – Child Development, 2006
Standard approaches to the development of psychological measures emphasize the role of the research team in identifying constructs, generating and retaining items, and establishing psychometric soundness. Although there are a number of strengths associated with these methods, the resulting measures may not be culturally sensitive to minority…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Urban Areas, Females, Psychometrics
Oregon Department of Education, 2012
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Progress Monitoring, State Legislation