[PW] Girls in the Classroom

[Jody Bailey]

Jeffrey -- I see you're in a public library. Do you by chance have 
access to PsycINFO? I would try that if you do. I did a quick search on 
it using the phrase "girls' classroom participation" and got 41 hits 
(for the past 25 years). Here's one of the results that might help your 
patron:

Carlone, H. B. (2004). The cultural production of science in 
reform-based physics: Girls' access, participation, and resistance. 
_Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41,_ 392-414.

I don't know if this article will tie into the attractiveness question, 
but if it doesn't, maybe it references one that does.

HTH,

Jody Bailey
MLIS student, Wayne State U.
Rochester Hills, MI, USA

Jeffrey Pike wrote:
> A patron wants a source that documents girls' unwillingness to answer
> questions in class because if they appear to be smart, boys will find them
> unattractive.
>
> I've searched ERIC (Web site), ed.gov, Infotrac, Google, and browsed our
> selection of books on teenagers and adolescents.
>
> Thank-you for any leads.
>
> Jeffrey Pike
> Technology Services Librarian
> Groton Public Library
> Groton, MA 01450
> jpike at gpl.org
>
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