Examines John Wilson's ideal of love between equals presented in his work "Love between Equals." Assesses whom Wilson perceives as counting as equals and examines Wilson's ideas further by addressing who in this equal relationship is taking responsibility for whose sexuality. Highlights a moral peril associated with his ideal of…

Presents a study in which children, ages 18-47 months (n=30), were observed for 30 minutes in a playroom to determine if: (1) stereotyped toys impact children's play; (2) their behavior influences cognitive development; and (3) which toys are appropriate for the assessment sessions. Includes references. (CMK)

Explores the interface between literature, gender, culture, and language within an educational context. Examines the responses of Zulu boys and girls to the introduction of a new curriculum that integrated language and literary study in a rural school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Specifically, it shows how reading can lead to a more complex and…

Examined adolescents views about sex education, specifically their views about interaction in single- and mixed-sex groups. Surveys of English secondary school students indicated that most girls, and one-third of boys, want some or all of their sex education to be delivered in single-sex groups. Girls' experiences of sex education with boys…

Presents a framework to gather information about student interests then create problem-solving situations based on those interests. This activity can help give equal access to mathematics for all students, including those who have historically had difficulty with mathematics as presented in schools. (KHR)

Interviews with 10 young men ages 15-20 explored why they voluntarily participate in gender equity activities. The influences of teachers, family, and peers in shaping gender consciousness enabled them to recognize male privilege. Ways to give males tools to understand gender relations are recommended. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Examines the crosscutting themes of policy, research, and evaluation of women and science. Discusses past and current research, theory, frameworks, and programs in the context of challenges and innovations for methods and policy. Asserts that the research for gender equity studies lies at the intersection of science and society and argues for the…

This case study of Southeast Asian women in higher education management investigates culture-specific dimensions of "glass ceiling" impediments to career advancement in higher education. Respondents note that despite considerable training and expertise, Asian values and ideologies demand enactment of a construct of Asian femininity that…

Analyzed journals of teachers within a postgraduate program to determine the type of pedagogical practice they reflected. The journals, and pedagogical processes surrounding journal use, embraced many principles of critical and feminist pedagogy and promoted reflective practice. A focus on issues reflecting a wider context of social justice was…

Examined college students' attitudes and stereotypes regarding poor women, attributions for their poverty, and whether those thoughts and feelings differed from those about poor men. Attitudes and stereotypes were significantly more positive regarding poor women than poor men. Participants endorsed internal attributions for both women's and men's…

Reviews psychological research on motivation and educational achievement, discussing gender and contributions by feminist researchers. Feminist psychologists note sex bias and methodological flaws in traditional research on achievement motivation, proposing improved models (Eccles' expectancy x value model of achievement behavior). Contrary to…

Notes that short-term exposure to nonviolent sexual media stimuli can produce cognitive changes in men which can affect their behavior toward women. Explores differences among these behavioral effects in a group of male and female undergraduate students based upon sexual degradation in film content and male viewers' gender schematicity. Discusses…

Explains that the concern of learning style research is to identify student characteristics, which are related to instructional methods and learning outcomes in educationally significant ways. Demonstrates that styles as measured by the Ego Inventory Instrument have some desirable reliability and validity qualities. Proposes that in addition to…

Three studies investigated interrelationships among coping styles, gender roles, and level of depression for early adolescents. Girls displayed more depression than boys. More highly depressed girls demonstrated coping patterns similar to those of depressed adolescent and adult women. People who identified with feminine gender roles showed…

Provides biographical information on Marjorie Hope Nicolson. Includes an examination of her life, such as the influence of her family and mentors. Analyzes Nicolson's career trajectory from the 1920's to the 1960s. States that the life of Nicolson will help define the complexity of women's choices in academic life. (CMK)