Minorities and girls in school
Subtitle: effects on achievement and performance
By: David Johnson, editor.
Contributors: Johnson, David, 1949-
Series: Leaders in psychology ;; v. 1
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Minorities -- Education -- United States.; African Americans -- Education.; School integration -- United States.; Women -- Education -- United States.; Academic achievement -- United States.
Description: Minorities and Girls in School gives voice to four psychologists (Schofield, Slaughter-Defoe, Eccles, and Betz) who use scientific inquiry to understand what helps and what hinders the academic and life performance of minority students and girls. These are scientists who approach their subject matter with technical skill and personal passion to ask such questions as: What has desegregation accomplished? Can beneficial parent-child interactions be facilitated so as to improve school-related performance?

Why are we seeing such low levels of achievement for girls and minorities in math and science? What stops women and minorities from choosing and completing majors in science and engineering? Each chapter represents an effort to communicate a vital area of scientific investigation to those in political life who could use that knowledge to formulate effective public policy. Near the end of each chapter are the questions that each of the authors was asked following the original briefing.

These interchanges will show how policy makers begin to think about the use of scientific information in a political context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.