| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 274 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Kathleen deMarrais -- Key Concepts Chart -- Growth and Development -- Learning to Be a Girl / Patricia O'Reilly -- "Tell Them We're Girls": The Invisibility of Girls With Disabilities / Anne M. Bauer -- Educating Young Adolescent Girls About Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Issues / Kathleen Schmidt Prezbindowski, Amy K. Prezbindowski -- Teaching and Learning -- A Delicate Balance: How Teachers Can Support Middle School Girls' Confidence and Competence / Sumru Erkut, Fern Marx, Jacqueline P. Fields -- When Bodies Matter: Teaching Adolescents About Community, Critical Consciousness, and Identity Through Movement / Kathleen Farber -- Little Warrior Sistas: Reading Their Worlds for Liberation / P. Twyman Hoff, Nina Eddings, Elizabeth Peavy -- Developing Mathematical Voice: Women Reflecting on the Adolescent Years / Diana Brandy Erchick -- Technically Speaking: Girls and Computers / Cynthia Cone -- Daily Acts of Ordinary Courage: Gender-Equitable Practice in the Social Studies Classroom / Linda S. Levstik -- Understanding Relationship and Career Concerns of Middle School Girls / Mei Tang, Ellen P. Cook -- Class Action: Teaching for Equity / Elizabeth M. Penn |
| Summary |
Examines the current knowledge base and provides specific recommendations for educators and parents on ways to construct engaging learning environments for all young adolescent girls that promote research-based, high quality, & gender-equitable schooling |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Education (Middle school)
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EDUCATION -- Secondary.
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Teenage girls -- Education (Middle school)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Reilly, Patricia (Frances Patricia)
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Penn, Elizabeth Marie
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De Marrais, Kathleen
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| ISBN |
0585381704 |
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9780585381701 |
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1410600734 |
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9781410600738 |
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9781135668525 |
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1135668523 |
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9781135668471 |
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1135668477 |
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9781135668518 |
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1135668515 |
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9781138151468 |
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1138151467 |
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