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Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of gender to the academic self-perceptions of ability and related coursework plans for high school and college across academically advanced students. Participants were academically advanced students (N = 447) from grades 5 to 12. Findings revealed that (a) girls' self-perceptions of ability…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Gender Differences
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Weaver-Hightower, Marcus B. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
Advocates for boys' education have forwarded numerous "fixes" for boys' supposed educational woes, including both academic and non-academic programs and strategies. This article focuses on the lesser-discussed non-academic, extra-curricular means suggested, specifically outdoor education. Using qualitative analysis of an Australian…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Males