The rise of women : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools / Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann.

By: DiPrete, Thomas A [author.]Contributor(s): Buchmann, Claudia [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]Copyright date: 2013Description: 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610448000Subject(s): Sex role -- United States | Women in education -- United States | Educational equalization -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rise of women : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools.DDC classification: 370/.82 LOC classification: HQ1075.5.U6 | D57 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Trends and the macro environment -- What has happened? -- Changing incentives and opportunities -- Academic performance, engagement, and family influence -- The gender gap in academic performance -- Social and behavioral skills -- The family and the gender gap -- The role of schools -- Schools, classrooms and peers -- Gender and college major segregation -- Enhancing educational attainment -- A appendix figures and tables -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Trends and the macro environment -- What has happened? -- Changing incentives and opportunities -- Academic performance, engagement, and family influence -- The gender gap in academic performance -- Social and behavioral skills -- The family and the gender gap -- The role of schools -- Schools, classrooms and peers -- Gender and college major segregation -- Enhancing educational attainment -- A appendix figures and tables -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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