Kim Tolley

The Science Education of American Girls (eBook, PDF)

A Historical Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Science Education of American Girls provides a comparative analysis of the science education of adolescent boys and girls, and analyzes the evolution of girls' scientific interests from the antebellum era through the twentieth century. Kim Tolley expands the understanding of the structural and cultural obstacles that emerged to transform what, in the early nineteenth century, was regarded as a "girl's subject." As the form and content of pre-college science education developed, Tolley argues, direct competition between the sexes increased. Subsequently, the cultural construction of science as a male subject limited access and opportunity for girls.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135339203
• Artikelnr.: 40826976

Autorenporträt

Kim Tolley is an independent writer and scholar, formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the College of Notre Dame, Belmont, California.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1.
Geography Opens The Door 2. Science for Ladies, Classics for Gentlemen 3.
What will be the Use of This Study? 4. From Arithmetic to Higher
Mathematics 5. The Rise of Natural History 6. Study Nature, Not Books 7.
Other Paths, Other Opportunities 8. Physics for Boys Conclusion Notes Index