Male underachievement in high school education in Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines /
[Book]
Odette Parry.
Kingston, Jamaica :
Canoe Press,
2000.
1 online resource (vi, 75 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-75).
Gender and Caribbean High School Achievement -- The Study Methods -- Background to the Research -- Gender Expectations -- The Use of Verbal Discipline -- The Issue of Male Role Models -- Coeducation Versus Single Sex Schools -- Gender Socialization: Issues of Nature and Nurture -- Sex/Gender Identity Development -- Concluding Discussion.
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In addressing the issue of male underachievement, the book challenges the popularly held assumption that boys fail because girls achieve. Rather than blaming Caribbean females for male underachievement, the book locates male educational performance in the historical context of Caribbean gender identities. UNICEF and the Institute of Social and Economic Research funded the research on gender and Caribbean high school achievement upon which this book is based. Parry discusses key findings in the areas of gender expectations, verbal discipline, male role models, coeducation vs. single-sex schools, gender socialization, and sex/gender identity development.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Male underachievement in high school education in Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Sex differences in education-- West Indies.
Teenage boys-- Education (Secondary)-- West Indies.
Underachievers-- West Indies-- Social conditions-- 21st century.
Différences entre sexes en éducation-- Barbade.
Différences entre sexes en éducation-- Jamaïque.
Différences entre sexes en éducation-- Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines.
Garçons-- Enseignement secondaire-- Barbade.
Garçons-- Enseignement secondaire-- Jamaïque.
Garçons-- Enseignement secondaire-- Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines.
Retardés scolaires-- Barbade.
Retardés scolaires-- Jamaïque.
Retardés scolaires-- Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines.