Male underachievement in high school education in Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines /

In addressing the issue of male underachievement, the book challenges the popularly held assumption that boys fail because girls achieve. Rather than blaming Caribbean females for male underachievement, the book locates male educational performance in the historical context of Caribbean gender ident...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parry, Odette, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mona, Jamaica : Kingston, Jamaica : Centre for Gender and Development Studies ; Canoe Press, 2000.
Temas:
2000-2099
Teenage boys > Education (Secondary) > West Indies.
Underachievers > West Indies > Social conditions > 21st century.
Sex differences in education > West Indies.
Boys > Education (Secondary) > Jamaica.
Boys > Education (Secondary) > Barbados.
Boys > Education (Secondary) > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Sex differences in education > Jamaica.
Sex differences in education > Barbados.
Sex differences in education > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Underachievers > Jamaica.
Underachievers > Barbados.
Underachievers > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Garçons > Enseignement secondaire > Jamaïque.
Garçons > Enseignement secondaire > Barbade.
Garçons > Enseignement secondaire > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > Jamaïque.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > Barbade.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Élèves sous-performants > Jamaïque.
Élèves sous-performants > Barbade.
Élèves sous-performants > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Garçons adolescents > Enseignement secondaire > Antilles.
Élèves sous-performants > Antilles > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > Antilles.
EDUCATION > Students & Student Life.
Underachievers
Sex differences in education
Underachievers > Social conditions
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jamaica
Barbados
West Indies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gender and Caribbean High School Achievement
  • The Study Methods
  • Background to the Research
  • Gender Expectations
  • The Use of Verbal Discipline
  • The Issue of Male Role Models
  • Coeducation Versus Single Sex Schools
  • Gender Socialization: Issues of Nature and Nurture
  • Sex/Gender Identity Development
  • Concluding Discussion.

Ejemplares similares