ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1989. This book addresses a number of issues integral to the education of girls in Australia. Among these are: teacher practices inside and outside the classroom, co-education versus single-sex schooling, curriculum design, students’ self-esteem and long-term aspirations. Intervention programs which tackle these issues – in mathematics, science and sport – are described and evaluated. Throughout, the collection functions as a meeting ground for practice and current research.

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Contributors

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|10 pages

Girls, PE and sports

chapter 4|9 pages

Tasmanian schools co-operate

chapter 6|11 pages

Living curricula

chapter 7|14 pages

Do girls count in mathematics?

chapter 8|7 pages

The Family Maths Project

chapter 9|13 pages

A rescue operation

chapter 11|11 pages

A science teachers’ collective