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.

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Author:   Beatriz Chu Clewell ,  Bernice Taylor Anderson ,  Margaret E. Thorpe
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.678kg
ISBN:  

9781555424824

ISBN 10:   1555424821
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   22 October 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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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 AppAndixes: A. Case Studies: Ten Effective Programs B. Resources:List of Programs and Materials C. Research on Inequities inMathematics and Science

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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.

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