Breaking the Barriers: Helping Female and Minority Students Succeed in Mathematics and Science / Edition 1

by Beatriz Chu Clewell, Bernice Taylor Anderson, Margaret E. Thorpe

Overview

Breaking the Barriers shows how increased career awareness and exposure to mentors and role models can help students see science and math-related careers as desirable and viable options. It explains how test preparation, activity-based instruction, cooperative learning, and tutoring can help to improve academic outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555424824
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/11/1992
Series:	Jossey-Bass Education Series
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	6.65(w) x 9.39(h) x 1.17(d)

About the Author

Beatriz Chu Clewell and Bernice Taylor Anderson are the authors of Breaking the Barriers: Helping Female and Minority Students Succeed in Mathematics and Science, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Part One: Promoting Participation in Mathematics and Science
1. Identifying Barriers to Female and Minority Participation
2. Breaking the Barriers: The Critical Middle School Years
Part Two: Effective Intervention Strategies
3. Changing Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Science
4. Improving Academic Performance
Part Three: Intervention Models
5. Conceptualizing Programs: A Systems Approach
6. Determining Program Outcomes
Part Four: Guidelines for Successful Implementation
7. Planning and Developing Programs
8. Funding, Managing, and Evaluating Programs
9. Disseminating and Institutionalizing Programs
Appendixes: A. Case Studies: Ten Effective Programs B. Resources:List of Programs and Materials C. Research on Inequities inMathematics and Science

Editorial Reviews

Takes a comprehensive look at interventions, particularly those in grades four through eight, that encourage and support the interest of females and minorities in mathematics and science. Provides critical information on ten successful intervention programs--including MESA, Project SEED, and Operation SMART--and offers practitioners specific guidance for developing, funding, and implementing similar programs in their own schools. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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