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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Sex discrimination in education"”.
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Sexual harassment: Education and the law
"Shortly after sexual harassment was recognized by the courts as a violation of Title VII's ban on sex discrimination in the workplace, it was also acknowledged as a violation of Title IX, which seeks to eliminate sex discrimination in education. Over time, an increasingly wide range of conduct has …
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Secondary school learners' attitudes towards sex education
The current investigation consisted of three aims. The first aim was to determine the nature of secondary school learners* attitudes towards sex education. The second aim was to determine the learners' attitudes towards sex education in relation to information given by parents, teachers, peers and …
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A Portrait of an Iowa Woman Superintendent: A Study of Attributes and Barriers for Women Assessing the Position of Superintendent in Iowa
The problem: 10.5% of the superintendents and 71 % of teachers in lowa are female. The problem for this study was to identify barriers that women face in accessing the superintendency and the attributes needed to overcome those barriers, in order to answer the question: What does it take to for a …
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The effects of nonjudgemental feedback on gender equity in teacher student interaction in primary school physical education
This study examined whether gender role dependent and independent teacher behaviours could be influenced by the provision of peer observation and nonjudgemental feedback. Sixteen Year 4/5 classroom teachers, eight males and eight females were selected and divided into two groups of eight, a control …
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Gender bias in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMMS) for Canadian students /
… study is a secondary data analysis of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMSS) to determine if there is a gender bias, unbalanced number of items suited to the cognitive skill of one gender, and to compare performance by location. Results of the Grade 8, math portion of the test …
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Sex-role stereotyping as characterized by selected samples of female and male high school coaches
<p>The general problem was to determine the relationship of sex-role stereotyping among a random sample of female and male coaches in Northern California as they perceived sample of males and females and male and female athletes.</p><p>The subproblems were: (1) To determine significant differences …
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Equalizing the composition classroom: A look at who and what we overlook and strategies for change
Educational equality -- Composition studies -- Lack of feminist articles in professional journals of composition/writing.
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Equalizing the composition classroom: A look at who and what we overlook and strategies for change
Educational equality -- Composition studies -- Lack of feminist articles in professional journals of composition/writing.
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An Analysis of the Perception of the Degree of Compliance of Selected Texas Public High Schools with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
In recent years, few laws have had greater impact on public education than Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. As a result of this legislation, participation levels of female athletes have risen dramatically. Conducted in the Texas Education Agency's Region XI, this study sought to …