Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ492032
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Publication Date: 1994
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Gender Effects in School Subject Preferences: A Research Note.
Colley, Ann; And Others
Educational Studies, v20 n1 p13-18 1994
Reports on a study of preference for 9 curriculum subjects by 93 British middle school students. Finds significant gender differences in the rankings of English and humanities courses, which were preferred by girls, and of physical education and science, which were preferred by boys. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Elementary Education, English Curriculum, Females, Foreign Countries, Humanities Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Males, Middle Schools, Music Education, Physical Education, Science Curriculum, Sciences, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Student Interests
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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