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The rise of women [electronic resource] : the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools / Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann

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DiPrete, Thomas A.
Published
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]
Physical Description
xviii, 277 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Buchmann, Claudia
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Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Trends and the macro environment -- What has happened? -- Changing incentives and opportunities -- Academic performance, engagement, and family influence -- The gender gap in academic performance -- Social and behavioral skills -- The family and the gender gap -- The role of schools -- Schools, classrooms and peers -- Gender and college major segregation -- Enhancing educational attainment -- A appendix figures and tables -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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ISBN
9780871540515 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781610448000 (ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-269) and index.
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