Evaluates attitudes towards and achievement in science of Form 3 students studying in single-sex and coeducational schools in Brunei. Results demonstrated significant differences in attitudes towards and achievement in science of male and female students in single-sex schools and students in coeducational schools. (Contains 46 references.)…

Presents a study in which children (n=600), ages five to nine, completed Jean Piaget's horizontality task using a square water bottle. Finds a significant sex difference in the pretest performance of the horizontality task beginning with eight year olds. Includes references. (CMK)

Used self-efficacy theory as a framework to investigate the interaction of beliefs about gender appropriateness and conceptions of ability on competence beliefs in physical activity. College students completed surveys about the sport of hockey, watched a video of a specific hockey skill, and responded to questions about the skill. Results support…

Examined interventions intended to extend participation in the learning of English in a high school in England in response to concerns about the level of boys' achievement in comparison to girls'. Data from observations and student interviews highlighted unintended consequences of the interventions, such as heightening awareness of gender and…

Examines what the "Journal of Geography in Higher Education" has published throughout its history on teaching and learning in relation to people and places referred to in scholarship as the "Other." Addresses themes of gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, and the developing world. Includes references. (CMK)

Based on fieldwork with first-graders in two racially mixed U.S. elementary schools, this article draws from Black feminist theory to examine intersections between gender and racialized ethnicity, especially in the experiences of African American girls. Findings suggest that racial positioning and gender of the African American girls held…

Provides an overview and discusses outcomes of the Rural Girls in Science (RGS) program which was developed to foster interest in science, engineering, and mathematics among rural high school girls in the state of Washington. Replaces initial guiding concepts (self-esteem and scientific pipeline) with science-affirming and affirming science…

Recent research recognizes the importance of interpersonal relationships between children and teachers. Thirty-five white, female teachers completed questionnaires on their childhood attachment experiences and current relationships with individuals in their classroom. Teachers' childhood relationship experiences were found to affect their…

A convincing and compelling case is needed for science and technology in the platform language of the ongoing meeting of the United Nations. Speculates on how science and technology can be made integral to women's advancement. (DDR)

Suggests that the failure of the sciences to attract and retain women means a loss of diversity as well as a loss of talent and creativity that impoverishes research perspectives. (Contains 39 references.) (DDR)

Suggests that over-emphasis on race and gender are dragging down standards at U.S. colleges and universities and taking minority students with them, noting that academically unchallenging classes harm African American students. Describes how one college professor emailed such an opinion to a student, who passed it on to others and created great…

Two studies examined the relationships of gender role variables to attitudes toward homosexuality. Results from a literature review and from college student surveys indicated a relationship between gender role beliefs and attitudes toward homosexuality. Findings support the view that heterosexuals' dislike of homosexuals is at least partially…

Examines differences in how working class and middle class New Zealand parents handle sexuality issues with their adolescents, noting that the age of sexual activity is falling, and increasing numbers of students are sexually active. Middle class girls are asserting their right to sexual activity, while working class girls are separating their…

Asserts that the Decade of Behavior goals to foster a healthier, better educated, more prosperous and democratic nation cannot be achieved without contributions from feminist psychology. Outlines challenges gender poses to achieving Decade goals and discusses principles for research to address them: inclusiveness and diversity, context, power and…

Proposes that women assert their power by using the World Wide Web to influence the political arena; supporting one another's careers; celebrating women's accomplishments; and sabotaging misogynist language and stereotypes. Focuses on a pervasive rhetoric of resistance in which many sites co-opt a longstanding anti-female trope and redefine it as…