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Skanes, Graham R. – 1970
As a prelude to testing deductions from the Ferguson and other ability theories that environment influences patterns of ability, school children in 5 large and 11 small isolated communities on the South Coast of Newfoundland were tested to compare ability patterns of children in small places with those in large communities. Data used for…
Descriptors: Ability, Age Differences, Community Size, Comparative Analysis
Fischer, L.; Cheyne, J. A. – 1977
The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions: (1) In what areas are sex differences supported by research? (2) To what extent are these sex differences caused by biological differences, by differences in socialization, or by differing opportunities? (3) In what way are educators reinforcing sex role stereotypes? In order to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies
