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In schools across the country, students are avoiding the study of mathematics, and this behavior is much more prevalent among girls than boys. This 1980 Abt Books study brings the reader closer to an understanding of this problem by presenting the findings of a three-year longitudinal study of 1,500 students in three New England schools under the auspices of the Spencer Foundation and the National Institute of Education. The author identifies four central causative factors and compares them along the dimensions of age, sex, and socioeconomic status. The author proposes five remedial strategies.
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Lorelei R. Brush is currently Executive Associate with Aurora Associates, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
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- PublisherUniversity Press of America
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0819141097
- ISBN 13 9780819141095
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages180
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