Essay - Gender-based Education Introduction for Many Decades There Have Been Disparities...

Gender-based education

Introduction

For many decades there have been disparities in education along the lines of gender. Some of these disparities were as a result of sexism *****nd an unwillingness to teach female students. However, in the current educational environment many ***** ***** disparities can be attributed to the fact that boys and girls simply learn differently. As such, adjustments have to ***** made as it pertains ***** teaching styles. These ***** are particularly needed at the middle school level where subjects such as m*****h and science become more difficult ***** female students start to lose interest. Gender segregation w*****hin the context of middle schools is a topic that has received a great deal of attention in recent years. In addition a great ***** of attention ***** been focused on the disparity between boys and girls as it pertains to math scores at the middle school *****.

***** purpose of this literature review is to summarize ***** ex*****ting ***** related to gender specific learning experiences in Middle School Students. More specifically the literature review will focus on the challenges associated with Middle ***** Education, ***** and overall achievement ***** students. In addition the literature ***** will ***** research related to ***** differences ***** ***** styles. Finally the ***** will ***** on gender based education in general ***** gender-based education in middle ***** ***** particular. The literature review will also provide a synthesis of the research found through ***** investigative process.

Challenges of MS ***** and achievement overall

Since the inception of Middle Schools in the 1980's, controversy has surrounded the concept of a separate school for students entering early adolescents. The idea behind the development ***** middle schools was to alter traditional junior high school. Educators believed that middle schools would create an educational environment more consistent with ***** needs of children ***** early adolescents. With the introduction of middle school also came new organizational and instructional practices such as the interdisciplinary team approach to instructing students ("Problems and Promise"). That is, students have different teachers for each subject as a way to prepare them for ***** school. In ***** Dickinson (2001) argues ***** ***** schools also came about because educators wanted to keep ***** adolescents a***** from the bad influences posed by older *****. In addition, educators believed that the introduction of middle school would expose students to college preparatory classes prior to entering high school. ***** this understood, ***** school was established because of social and scholastic concerns (Dickinson 2001).

For many years educators have acknowledged the *****ies ***** with middle school education that are not present with elementary school or ***** school. **********, early adolescence can be a difficult time ***** *****. It is important to remember that the concept ***** Middle School is a relatively ***** one. According to an article entitled "***** ***** ***** of ***** American Middle *****" there are approximately nine million students in middle school. Middle school serves as "as an intermediary p*****e between elementary school and high ***** ("Problems and Promise...1).