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Download full textRothenberg, Dianne – 1997
Results of national studies suggest that for girls, the middle grades can be a time of significant decline in self-esteem and academic achievement. Reasons for this decline are not clearly indicated by research, but it is likely that multiple factors are involved. One factor is the preferential treatment boys receive in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Early Adolescents
Rothenberg, Dianne – 1997
Results of national studies suggest that for girls, the middle grades can be a time of significant decline in self-esteem and academic achievement. Reasons for this decline are not clearly indicated by research, but it is likely that multiple factors are involved. One factor is the preferential treatment boys receive in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Developmental Stages
