Exploring Cross-National Differences in Gender Gaps in Education

Autor/inn/en	van Langen, Annemarie; Bosker, Roel; Dekkers, Hetty
Titel	Exploring Cross-National Differences in Gender Gaps in Education
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 12 (2006) 2, S.155-177 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	Females; Academic Achievement; Gender Differences; Western Civilization; Technology; Sciences; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Postsecondary Education; Foreign Countries; Disproportionate Representation; Socioeconomic Status; Immigrants; Correlation; Literacy; Albania; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Russia; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Thailand; United Kingdom; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Technologie; Science; Wissenschaft; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ausland; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Korrelation; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Albanien; Argentinien; Australien; Österreich; Belgien; Brasilien; Bulgarien; Kanada; Tschechische Republik; Dänemark; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Griechenland; Hongkong; Ungarn; Island; Indonesien; Irland; Italien; Lettland; Mexiko; Niederlande; Neuseeland; Norwegen; Polen; Russland; Korea; Republik; Spanien; Schweden; Schweiz; Großbritannien
Abstract	Although the participation rates of females in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (or STEM) education is poor in most Western countries, considerable differences across countries exist as well. This may be due to differences in the so-called gender achievement gaps, that is, delays of one sex with respect to the other. The variation in gender gaps in mathematics, science, and reading literacy, both across countries and across schools within countries, is explored in the present study using the PISA data. The results of multilevel analyses show the participation of women in tertiary STEM education to increase as the relative achievements of girls with respect to boys in secondary education improve. When the characteristics of schools and countries are examined in relation to the size of the gender achievement gaps, integrated educational systems are found to be more favourable to the achievement of girls than differentiated educational systems. (Contains 7 tables, 2 figures, and 9 endnotes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10