Educating Young Adolescent Girls

by O'Reilly, Patricia; Penn, Elizabeth M.; deMarrais, Kathleen B.; Levstik, Linda S.

• ISBN13: 9780805832594
• ISBN10: 0805832599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

This text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses shows how schools can educate girls and promote their positive self-esteem at the same time. Its purpose is to help teachers facilitate the development of gender-equitable schools and classrooms. Taking a feminist developmental approach, the text draws on an interdisciplinary knowledge base, synthesizing research from psychology, anthropology, sociology, and education. While it is rooted in scholarly research, the focus is on clarifying the connection between theory and practice, with an emphasis on practical applications. The text is organized in two sections--"Growth and Development" and "Teaching and Learning"--and includes a variety of engaging pedagogical features. Underscoring the need for teachers, school administrators, and parents to become aware of the intersection of development and education, Educating Young Adolescent Girls: *combines gender, growth, and development; *demonstrates how schooling can facilitate the total development of young adolescent girls; and *addresses a multiplicity of issues, including adolescent girls of color and young adolescents girls' sexuality.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Kathleen deMarrais
Key Concepts Chart	5	(4)
PART I: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	9	(72)
Learning to Be a Girl	11	(18)
Patricia O'Reilly
``Tell Them We're Girls'': The Invisibility of Girls With Disabilities	29	(18)
Anne M. Bauer
Educating Young Adolescent Girls About Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Issues	47	(34)
Kathleen Schmidt Prezbindowski
Amy K. Prezbindowski
PART II: TEACHING AND LEARNING	81	(166)
A Delicate Balance: How Teachers Can Support Middle School Girls' Confidence and Competence	83	(20)
Sumru Erkut
Fern Marx
Jacqueline P. Fields
When Bodies Matter: Teaching Adolescents About Community, Critical Consciousness, and Identity Through Movement	103	(20)
Kathleen Farber
Little Warrior Sistas: Reading Their Worlds for Liberation	123	(26)
P. Twyman Hoff
Nina Eddings
Elizabeth Peavy
Developing Mathematical Voice: Women Reflecting on the Adolescent Years	149	(22)
Diana Brandy Erchick
Technically Speaking: Girls and Computers	171	(18)
Cynthia Cone
Daily Acts of Ordinary Courage: Gender-Equitable Practice in the Social Studies Classroom	189	(24)
Linda S. Levstik
Understanding Relationship and Career Concerns of Middle School Girls	213	(18)
Mei Tang
Ellen P. Cook
Class Action: Teaching for Equity	231	(16)
Elizabeth M. Penn
Glossary	247	(8)
Suggested Resources and Readings	255	(8)
Author Index	263	(8)
Subject Index	271