With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C.…

The purpose of this study was to determine the prior knowledge of students regarding scientists and their work. Students' depictions of scientists in pictures were compared to their responses in agreement or disagreement to statements about scientists and their work. The 124 seventh grade students drew a picture of a scientist and told why they…

This paper reviews the history of the work of the PME-NA Gender and Mathematics Working Group, and the progress made toward the intended end product of the Working Group. The first section, Introduction and Review, outlines the history and work to date of the group. The second section, PME-NA XXIV Session Goals, delineates the plans of the group…

This report identifies promising and exemplary programs that promote gender equity in and through education during the 1996-99 Gender Equity Expert Panel review cycle. These programs need to meet four criteria: evidence of success/effectiveness in promoting gender equity, quality of program, educational significance, and usefulness to others or…

Intercollegiate athletics have struggled with the concept of same-sex coaches, asking the question of whether or not those who coach women or men should be of the same gender. With the advent of Title IX, the conversation has grown particularly acute in non-revenue sports, such as women's golf. The current national study profiles NCAA Division I…

This booklet sets out to show why gender is important in the management of higher education institutions. It explains that organizational culture and management practices, often considered to be neutral, are in fact gender-linked. Institutional efforts towards a more efficient and effective use of human resources often fail because they are based…

This book provides a practically oriented reflection on gender equity in higher education and offers insights on how to achieve such equity. Equity, rather than "equality," is the focus of the discussion, which refines the discussion of gender and higher education to go beyond traditional ideas of equal provision and the mathematical…

The expectation of educators for more than a decade has been that they would be aware of and attend to gender issues. The British Columbia Visual Arts Curricula states "Gender-equitable education will initially focus on girls in order to redress historical inequities." However, it is important to be informed about the issues that…

The gender gap - what is it? After all these years of gender equity in schools, does the gap still exist? Can it be closed? The answers to these questions are both simple and complex. For instance, there are still gender gaps between girls and boys in various aspects of achievement and other performance outcomes in schools. In some areas, girls…

Reflects on the progress of gender issues in the field of experiential education and the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). Discusses AEE's Women in Experiential Education Professional Group, recent publications, the growing body of related research, need for articles written by men on gender issues, need for female leadership…

Discusses the gender gap in technological literacy and stresses the need for equity training in preservice teacher education programs. Reports the results of a survey of preservice teacher education programs that was conducted to determine whether gender and technology awareness training is being included in required coursework. (LRW)

Contends that attention to Louisa May Alcott's portrayal of domesticity has meant that her representation of working women has received little consideration. Proposes that Alcott's image of domesticity is underpinned by her experience as a working woman. Examines the foundations of Alcott's domestic ideal by focusing on the experiences of Alcott's…

Distributed an open-ended question, requesting advice for women students and women beginning careers in higher education, to senior women faculty and administrators who began their careers around 1970. Categorized advice as background information, cautions, facts of life, life choices, coping strategies, or personal wisdom. Overall, respondents…

Reviews current approaches by U.S. and other Western researchers to evaluating the differential impacts of international development on women and men and discusses the potential contributions feminist evaluation could make to improve the understanding of the gender dimensions of development. (SLD)

Discusses the negative consequences of gender stereotyping in the mathematics classroom, especially for girls. Addresses possible challenges associated with creating a safe learning environment and combating gender stereotypes. Describes difficulties in various settings in the mathematics classroom and explores challenges associated with…