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TABLE OF CONTENTS AND LIST OF ENTRIES PREFACE INTRODUCTION SECTION I. GENDERED THEORIES OF EDUCATION Overview Academic Capitalism Black Feminism, Womanism, and Standpoint Theories Cultural Capital Theories Feminist Reproduction Theory Liberal and Radical Feminisms Multicultural and Global Feminisms Postmodern and Poststructural Theories Queer Theory Relational-Cultural Theory Sex Role Socialization Social Capital Theories Social Constructionism SECTION II. GENDER ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Overview Feminist Critiques of Educational Research and Practices International and U.S. Data Sources on Gender and Education Methodological Problems in Gender Research SECTION III. INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS FOR GENDERED EDUCATION Overview Alternative Schools Coeducational Colleges and Universities Community Colleges Distance Education Historically Black Colleges and Universities Home Schooling Men's Colleges and Universities Military Colleges and Academies National School Systems Private Single-Sex and Coeducational Schools Public Single-Sex and Coeducational Schools Tribal Colleges and Universities Women's Colleges and Universities SECTION IV. GENDER CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE OFFICIAL CURRICULUM Overview Biological and Physical Sciences Black Studies Early Childhood Education Family and Consumer Sciences (Historically, Home Economics) Health and Sex Education History Lessons about Gender Mathematics Men's Studies Multicultural Education Music National Curricula Physical Education Queer[ing] Curriculum Social Studies Teacher Education Technology and Computer Science Theatre and Drama Visual Arts Vocational Education Women's and Gender Studies V. GENDERED ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE OFFICIAL CURRICULUM Overview Academic Majors Attrition from Schools College Student Attrition and Retention Curricular Tracking Educational Achievements in International Context Graduate and Professional Education Intelligence Tests Literacy Mathematics Performance Reading Science Achievement Writing SECTION VI. GENDER CONSTRUCTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE EXTRACURRICULUM Overview Academic, Arts, and Service Clubs Femininity, Cheerleading, and Sports Fraternities Masculinity and School Sports Service Learning and Activism Sororities Student Government Women's Centers SECTION VII. GENDER CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM Overview Educator Sexual Misconduct Expectations of Teachers for Boys and Girls Heterosexism and Homophobia in the Hidden Curriculum Managing "Problem" Boys and Girls School Counseling Teacher-Student Interactions SECTION VIII. GENDER CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE PEER GROUP Overview Bullying, Harassment, and Violence Among Students Gangs and Schools Heterosexism and Homophobia in the Peer Group Peer Cultures and Friendships in School Playgrounds and Recreational Activities SECTION IX. GENDERED TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION Overview Advising and Mentoring in Graduate Education Career Patterns in Higher Education Career Patterns in Schools Faculty Workloads in Higher Education Feminization of Teaching Leadership Styles Masculinity, Homophobia, and Teaching Salaries of Academics Teacher Burnout Work-Family Conflicts of Educators SECTION X. GENDER AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES Overview The "Boy Problem" Evaluation Policies for Academics Feminist Pedagogy Gender Equality Policies in British Schooling Gender Equality Policies in Canadian Schooling Gender Equity and Students With Disabilities International Policies NGOs and Their Impact on Gendered Education Pregnant and Parenting Teens School Choice and Gender Equity Sexual Harassment Policies and Practices Students' Rights in U.S. Higher Education Title IX and School Sports Women's Educational Equity Act Work-Family Reconciliation Policies NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Educational equalization -- Encyclopedias.
Women -- Education -- Encyclopedias.
Sex discrimination in education -- Encyclopedias.