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EJ483319 EA529337
Title: Bridging the Gender Gap: Self-Concept in the Middle Grades.Author(s): Backes, John S.
Source: Schools in the Middle, v3 n3 p19-23 Feb 1994
Publication Date: 1994
ISSN: 0276-4482
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142); Test/questionnaires (160)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1994
Development
of positive self-concept is critical at the middle level, a time
when students are gaining basic skills and knowledge, establishing
patterns of interacting with people and ideas, and setting personal
life goals. A survey of students at a North Dakota middle school
found that girls' self-concept was much lower than boys'. Recommendations
and a sample questionnaire are provided. (MLH)
Descriptors: *Adolescents; *Equal Education; *Females; Intermediate
Grades; Middle Schools; *Self Concept; *Sex Differences; *Student
Attitudes; Surveys
Identifiers: *North Dakota (Fargo)
