Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: This investigates the underachievement of gifted women in mathematics. Chapter one looks at the sources of societal negative attitudes toward mathematics, why we study mathematics and reasons mathematics is hard to learn. Chapter two looks at obstacles women face in learning mathematics: historical obstacles, socialization obstacles, adolescent development obstacles and psychological obstacles. Chapter three is reflections of the author's teaching career and reflections of conversations with gifted women who underachieve in mathematics. Chapter four presents classroom practices to help alleviate women's problems with mathematics.
Author: Jane Craft Hudgins
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2129049253