References for Gender and Mathematics


  1. L O Adetula, Solution of simple word problems by Nigerian children: Language and schooling factors, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 20 (1989), 489-497.
  2. R Ambrose, L Levi and E Fennema, The complexity of teaching for gender equity, in J Trentacost and M J Kenney (eds.), Multicultural and gender equity in the mathematics classroom: The gift of diversity (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1997 Yearbook, Reston, VA, 1997), 236-242.
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  4. M Belenky, B Clinchy, N Goldberger and J Tarule, Women's ways of knowing: The development of self, voice, and mind (Basic Books, New York, 1986).
  5. C Brown and H Borko, Becoming a mathematics teacher, in D A Grouws (ed.), Handbook of research on mathematics teaching and learning (Macmillan, New York, 1992).
  6. P B Campbell and S Greenberg, Equity issues in educational research methods, in S. K. Bilken and D. Pollard (eds.), Gender and education: Ninety-second yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1993).
  7. P B Campbell and J Storo, Making it happen: Pizza parties, chemistry goddesses and other strategies that work for girls and others (Education Development Center, Newton, MA, 1996).
  8. P B Campbell and E Wahl, Of two minds: Single sex. Co-education and the search for gender equity, New York Law School Journal of Human Rights (in press).
  9. D A Carey, E Fennema, T P Carpenter and M L Franke, Equity and mathematics education, in W Secada, E Fennema and L Byrd (eds.), New directions for mathematics education (Teachers College Press, New York, 1995).
  10. T P Carpenter, E Fennema, M L Franke, L Levi and S B Empson, Children's mathematics: Cognitively guided instruction (Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH, 1999).
  11. M Carr and D L Jessup, Gender differences in first grade mathematics strategy use: Social and metacognitive influences, Journal of Educational Psychology 98 (2) (1997), 318-328.
  12. S K Damarin, Gender and mathematics from a feminist standpoint, in W G Secada, E Fennema and L B Adajian (eds.), New directions for equity in mathematics education (Cambridge University Press, New York, 1995), 242-257.
  13. J S Eccles and P Blumenfeld, Classroom experiences and student gender: Are there differences and do they matter?, in L C Wilkinson and C B Marrett (eds.), Gender influences in classroom interaction (Academic Press, New York, 1985).
  14. E Fennema, Mathematics, gender, and research, in G. Hanna (ed.), Towards gender equity in mathematics education (Kluwer, Amsterdam, 1996), 9-26.
  15. E Fennema and T P Carpenter, New perspectives on gender differences in mathematics: An introduction and a reprise. Educational Researcher 27 (5) (1998), 4-11; 19-22.
  16. E Fennema and G Leder (eds.), Mathematics and gender: Influences on teachers and students (Teachers College Press, New York, 1990).
  17. E Fennema and P L Peterson, Teacher-student interactions and sex-related differences in learning mathematics, Teaching and Teacher Education 2 (1) (1986), 19-42.
  18. E Fennema, P L Peterson, T P Carpenter and C A Lubinski, Teachers' attributions and beliefs about girls, boys, and mathematics. Educational Studies in Mathematics 21 (1) (1990), 55-65.
  19. E Fennema and J Sherman, Sex-related differences in mathematics achievement, spatial visualization, and affective factors, American Educational Research Journal 14 (1) (1977), 51-71.
  20. E Fennema and J Sherman, Sex-related differences in mathematics achievement and related factors: A further study, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 9 (3) (1978), 189-203.
  21. E Fennema and L Tartre, The use of spatial visualization in mathematics by boys and girls. Journal of Research in Mathematics Education 16 (3) (1985), 184-206.
  22. E Fennema, P Wolleat, A Becker and J D Pedro, Multiplying options and subtracting biases (An intervention program composed of four videotapes and facilitators' guides) (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA, 1980).
  23. H J Forgasz, G C Leder and C Vale, Gender and mathematics: Changing perspectives, in K D Owens and J Mcousley (eds.), Research in mathematics education in Australia 1996-1999 (MERGA, Sydney, Australia, 1999).
  24. A M Gallagher and R DeLisi, Gender differences in scholastic aptitude tests - mathematics problem solving among high-ability students, Journal of Educational Psychology 86 (1994), 204-211.
  25. C Gilligan, In a different voice: Psychological theory and women's development (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1982).
  26. C P Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper. (Afterword by E R Hedges) (Feminist Press, New York, 1973). (Original work published 1899.)
  27. M Greene, The impacts of irrelevance: Women in the history of American education, in E Fennema and M J Ayer (eds.), Women and education: Equity or equality? (McCutchan, Berkley, CA, 1984).
  28. G Hanna, Mathematics achievement of girls and boys in grade eight: Results from twenty countries, Educational Studies in Mathematics 20 (2) (1989), 225-232.
  29. J S Hyde, E Fennema and S J Lamon, Gender differences in mathematics performance, Psychological Bulletin (1990), 139-155.
  30. J S Hyde, E Fennema, M Ryan and L A Frost, Gender differences in mathematics attitude and affect: A meta-analysis, Psychology of Women Quarterly 14 (1990), 299-324.
  31. J S Hyde and S Jaffee, Perspectives from social and feminist psychology. Educational Researcher 27 (5) (1998), 14-16.
  32. Z Isaacson, Freedom and girls' education: A philosophical discussion with particular reference to mathematics, in L Burton (ed.), Girls into maths can go (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, London, 1986).
  33. J E Jacobs and J S Eccles, Gender differences in math ability: The impact of media reports on parents, Educational Research 14 (3) (1985), 20-25.
  34. M S Koehler, Classrooms, teachers, and gender differences in mathematics, in E Fennema and G Leder (eds.), Mathematics and gender (Teachers College Press, New York, 1990).
  35. E L Lagemann and L S Shulman, Issues in education research: Problems and possibilities (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1999).
  36. G C Leder, Mathematics and gender: Changing perspectives, in D A Grouws (ed.), Handbook of research on mathematics teaching and learning (Macmillan, New York, 1992).
  37. G C Leder, H J Forgasz and C Solar, Research and intervention programs in mathematics education: A gendered issue, in A J Bishop et al. (eds.), International handbook of mathematics education (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 1996), 945-985.
  38. E E Maccoby and C N Jacklin, The psychology of sex differences (Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1974).
  39. S P Marshall, Sex differences in children's mathematics achievement: Solving computations and story problems, Journal of Education Psychology 76 (2) (1984), 194-204.
  40. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Curriculum and evaluation standards for school mathematics (Author, Reston, VA, 1989).
  41. N Noddings, Perspectives from feminist philosophy, Educational Researcher 27 (5) (1998), 17-18.
  42. A Olivier, H Murray and P Human, Building your children's mathematical knowledge, in G Booker, P Cobb and T N Mendicuti (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Vol. 3 (Mexico, 1990), 297-304.
  43. P L Peterson and E Fennema, Effective teaching, student engagement in classroom activities, and sex-related differences in learning mathematics, American Educational Research Journal 22 (3) (1985), 309-335.
  44. R E Reys, J F Rybolt, B J Bestgen and J W Wyatt, Processes used by good computational estimators, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 13 (1982), 183-201.
  45. J Schuerich, Methodological implications of feminist and poststructuralist views of science, The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning Monograph Series, 4 (1992).
  46. W G Secada, Educational equity versus equality of education: An alternative conception, in W G Secada (ed.), Equity in education (Falmer Press, London, 1989), 68-88.
  47. W G Secada, Degrees of bilingualism and arithmetic problem solving in Hispanic first graders, Elementary School Journal 52 (1991), 306-316.
  48. W G Secada, Race, ethnicity, social class, language, and achievement in mathematics, in D A Grouws (ed.), Handbook of research on mathematics teaching and learning (Macmillan, New York, 1992).
  49. C Shakeshaft, Women in educational administration (Sage, Newbury Park, CA, 1987).
  50. J Sherman and E Fennema, The study of mathematics among High School girls and boys: Related factors, American Educational Research Journal 14 (2) (1977), 159-168.
  51. J T Sowder, Perspectives from mathematics education, Educational Researcher 27 (5) (1998), 12-13.
  52. J Stanley and C Benbow, Sex differences in mathematical ability: Fact or artifact. Science 210 (1980), 1262-1264.
  53. H Walberg and G Haertel, Educational psychology's first century. Journal of Educational Psychology 84 (1) (1992), 6-19.
  54. L Weisbeck, Teachers' thoughts about children during mathematics instruction (Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992).

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