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Black, Laura; Williams, Julian – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
This paper builds on previous work (Black et al., "Educational Studies in Mathematics" 73(1):55-72, 2010) which developed the notion of a "leading identity" (derived from Leont'ev's concept of "leading activity") which, we argued, defined students' motive for studying during late adolescence. We…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Case Studies, Identification (Psychology), Mathematics
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Del Franco, Nicoletta – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2010
This study focuses on girl college students in a rural area of South West Bangladesh exploring the meaning and value they give to higher secondary education. By listening to their voices, the ethnography shows that unlike their younger counterparts, who stop studying in order to get married, girls who enrol at college develop more complex and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Secondary Education, Females
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Selimbegovic, Leila; Chatard, Armand; Mugny, Gabriel – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
A study was conducted to explore expert influence as a possible way to encourage girls' mobility towards math- and science-related careers. High school students were exposed to an expert source presenting "scientific evidence" that contrary to stereotype, girls are better than boys in all subject domains. Beliefs related to stereotype…
Descriptors: Sciences, Mathematics, Social Attitudes, Females