sex differences in education

Contains over two hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on policy, practice, and research related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, covering topics such as suicide, AIDS and HIV education, prostitution, mental health, identity development, and discrimination. Includes an index.

"Abigail James, author of the bestselling Teaching the Male Brain, presents this accompanying compilation of middle school language arts and math lesson plans for educators teaching boys. These lessons are based on James' gender research and are applicable for both coed and all male classrooms. Grammar, literacy, algebra, and geometry lesson plans cover the subjects where boys' brains differ the most from their female classmates. These lesson plans offer specific strategies for improving the subject areas where boys often fall behind in by identifying a common weakness of typical boy learners, describing a strategy for working on this weakness, then providing specific examples of that strategy in action"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents findings from research into the applicability of male-female brain difference theory in the lives of children and students, conducted at six schools in Missouri, and describes strategies that may be used in the classroom to facilitate the learning of boys and girls. Includes study guides for teachers and parents.

Presents educational and legal arguments in favor of single-sex education, providing accounts of three inner-city all-girls' public schools, discussing the myths and realities of gender and schooling, and considering the questions of how best to provide an appropriate education for girls and boys.

Collects ten essays that provide varying perspectives on the topic of single sex education and offer information about the controversial educational philosophy.

Explores the writing experiences of boys in the classroom and offers teachers practical suggestions to help them get their male students more interested in and excited about the writing process.

Explores the biological gender differences which influence how boys and girls learn and discusses how the American education system can be adapted to better serve various learning rates.

An exploration of the debate over the education of boys and sex difference in education that discusses reasons boys may be falling behind and examines what can be done to help them.