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Grant, Monica; Lloyd, Cynthia; Mensch, Barbara – Comparative Education Review, 2013
The provision of toilets and menstrual supplies appears to be a promising strategy to promote adolescent girls' school attendance and performance in less developed countries. In this article, we use the first round of the Malawi Schooling and Adolescent Survey (MSAS) to examine the individual- and school-level factors associated with…
Descriptors: Attendance, Females, Developing Nations, Physiology
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Leve, Leslie D.; Chamberlain, Patricia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Despite growing evidence that child welfare youth are at increased risk for juvenile delinquency, little is known about gender-specific processes and effective treatment programs for girls. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC), an empirically validated intervention for child welfare and juvenile justice populations, has demonstrated…
Descriptors: Homework, Intervention, Delinquency, Females
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O'Brien, Maeve – Gender and Education, 2003
Explored how Irish girls from different social classes negotiated the transition from elementary to secondary education and how their classed and gendered identities were produced and reproduced during the transition. The transition was especially challenging for working class girls who experienced emotional pain and loss in leaving familiar…
Descriptors: Femininity, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Homework
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Xu, Jianzhong; Corno, Lyn – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2006
This study linked gender, family help, and grade level to 5 features of homework management reported by 238 rural middle school students. The 5 features studied were setting an appropriate work environment; managing time; and controlling attention, motivation, and potentially interfering emotions. No significant differences were found across grade…
Descriptors: Homework, Family Involvement, Instructional Program Divisions, Rural Schools
Online Submission, 2005
These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Research Papers (Students), Elementary Secondary Education, Anthologies