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Book SynopsisOne pressing concern that exists in education around the world today stems from the differences in experiences between male and female students and how these differences manifest in academic outcomes. Differences in students' experiences also depend upon a wide variety of other factors, including race, economic status and environment. For example, women and girls in the Devanga community in India face discrimination in the form of reduced educational opportunities and a sense of social obligation to take on nurturing and care-giver roles, whereas male students face no such restrictions. Conversely, female students in Lebanon outperform male students in many subjects, though women and girls nonetheless face significant gender discrimination in Lebanese society. This book presents a compilation of studies that focus on disparities in education resulting from factors including race, gender and economic background in places like India, Rwanda, and Texas, as they apply to elementary, middle and high school students as well as college students.
Table of ContentsPreface; Gender Disparity in the Educational Opportunities Provided to Girls of the Devanga Community in Urban Bangalore, India; Gender Parity, Moving the Needle Closer: An HLM Analysis of Student Achievement in Rwanda; Does Self-Worth Protection Matter? The Mediating and Moderating Role of Self-Handicapping in the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Performance Goals; Differences in Male and Female Texas Community College First-Time-in-College Full-Time Students Over Time: A Multiyear, Statewide Analysis; Gender Difference in School Achievement in Lebanon; Differences in Number of Days Assigned to In-School Suspension Between Grades 5 and 6: Within Groups Comparisons; Differences in Grade 3 Reading Achievement by the Economic Status of Students of Color: A Texas Statewide Analysis; Differentiating In-School Suspension Assignments by Student Demographics: A Texas, Statewide Analysis; Differences in Persistence and Graduation Rates Over Time for Texas Community College Students; Suspending High School Students Comes at a Steep Price: A Texas, Statewide Investigation; Index.
