Gender in Policy and Practice

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book exposes the complexity of single-sex schooling, and sheds new light on how gender operates in policy and practice in education. The essays collected i

Today's public schools are in peril. High drop-out rates among our youth, teen pregnancy at an all-time high and parental apathy pervade mainstream American sch

Donald R. McCreary and Joan C. Chrisler The Development of Gender Studies in Psychology Studies of sex differences are as old as the ?eld of psychology, and the

First to bring together contemporary international research & perspectives on sociocultural aspects of math education, with emphasis on social justice & equity

Although coeducation has been the norm within private and public schools since the 1970s, single-sex education has staged a comeback in recent years as a means

The history of American education is replete with educational reform, and to a lesser extent, educational dissent. Consider the present: you have various forms

One of the most disturbing problems in American education today is the unequal achievement of children in schools. Few problems have sparked greater concern tha

A landmark publication in the social sciences, Linda Lindsey’s Gender is the most comprehensive textbook to explore gender sociologically, as a critical and f

First published in 1985, the Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity Through Education quickly established itself as the essential reference work concerning gender