Gender and physics (Updated)

This digest found in

Where can I find out more?

For examples of everyday situations to engage pupils interest in physics visit, http://www.physicscentral.com/news/news-02-1.html

An approach to engage pupils' interest in physics through comic book superheroes is described at: http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-55/iss-11/p29.html

For online resources for teaching physics, visit: http://www.ba.infn.it/www/didattica.html

Planet Jemma is a web site dedicated to providing resources and information designed to engage young girls' interest in science and encourage them to consider science as a career. http://www.planetjemma.com/

AWiSE is a British association concerned with equality issues for women in all sciences. It also provides information to women interested in a career in science and technology.
http://www.awise.org/

The Institute of Physics publishes information about strategies which are aimed at engaging girls’ interest in physics:
http://www.iop.org/search/results?source=All&querytext=Girls+and+physics&stem=1

A GTC Research of the Month summary based on Sukhnandan, L., Lee, B. and Kelleher, S. (2000) An Investigation into Gender Differences in Achievement, Phase 2: School and Classroom Strategies National Foundation for Educational Research can be found at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics

Your path: Home > Welcome to The Research Informed Practice Site (TRIPS) > Themes > Science > Gender and physics > Where can I find out more?
Research Home Themes \| Find digests \| About the digests resources glossary researchers contact TRIPS Introduction What were the researchers' aims? What attitudes did boys and girls of different ages have towards studying physics? How confident were pupils about their ability to cope with physics courses? How did pupils view carrying on with studying physics? What did boys and girls like and dislike about the content of physics courses? How was the study designed? What are the implications of the study for science teachers? Where can I find out more? Send us your feedback Collated digests To view/remove/add notes and save your collated digests click here Get Word Reader Gender and physics (Updated) This digest found in Gender Science Send to a friend Word doc 50KB Printer friendly Collate for later Where can I find out more? For examples of everyday situations to engage pupils interest in physics visit, http://www.physicscentral.com/news/news-02-1.html An approach to engage pupils' interest in physics through comic book superheroes is described at: http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-55/iss-11/p29.html For online resources for teaching physics, visit: http://www.ba.infn.it/www/didattica.html Planet Jemma is a web site dedicated to providing resources and information designed to engage young girls' interest in science and encourage them to consider science as a career. http://www.planetjemma.com/ AWiSE is a British association concerned with equality issues for women in all sciences. It also provides information to women interested in a career in science and technology. http://www.awise.org/ The Institute of Physics publishes information about strategies which are aimed at engaging girls’ interest in physics: http://www.iop.org/search/results?source=All&querytext=Girls+and+physics&stem=1 A GTC Research of the Month summary based on Sukhnandan, L., Lee, B. and Kelleher, S. (2000) An Investigation into Gender Differences in Achievement, Phase 2: School and Classroom Strategies National Foundation for Educational Research can be found at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics