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Ray, Amy Elizabeth – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2017
According to the author's website, Danica McKellar's first book is meant to serve as a resource for middle school girls to help them understand math concepts that are commonly confusing. This review will explore McKellar's use of mathematical contexts for presenting mathematical content and consider how these contexts may or may not limit the ways…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Mathematical Concepts, Females
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Lehmann, Wolfgang – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
This article reviews three books: (1) "Access to Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges" (edited by A. Mountford-Zimdars and N. Harrison); (2) "Student Lives in Crisis: Deepening Inequality in Times of Austerity" (L. Antonucci); and (3) "Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Social Class
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There was no statistically significant difference in student performance between students receiving the Expert Mathematician curriculum and those in the control groups. Baker reported negligible differences between the Expert Mathematician intervention and control groups. The outcome measure is sufficiently reliable, based on the author's report…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Instructional Design, Control Groups, Instructional Effectiveness