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Direct linkJackson, Carolyn; Nyström, Anne-Sofie – Research Papers in Education, 2015
Discourses about the value of effort and hard work are prevalent and powerful in many western societies and educational contexts. Yet, paradoxically, in these same contexts effortless achievement is often lauded, and in certain discourses is heralded as the pinnacle of success and a sign of genius. In this paper we interrogate discourses about…
Descriptors: Scores, Interviews, Secondary Schools, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedFinn, Jeremy D. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1980
Cross-national data on 14-year-old children in England, Sweden and the United States are analyzed for sex differences in achievement and attitudes in science and reading. The study identifies school characteristics that are associated with large sex discrepancies. Tables are included. (Author/JLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCreemers, Bert P. M., Ed.; Scheerens, Jaap, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1988
Eleven papers on developments in middle school education (grades seven through nine) in England, West Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium are presented. Topics include comprehensive education for 11 to 16 year olds, mathematics, political issues, accessibility, curricula, school evaluation, and the view of the United States. (TJH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
