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Girl Talk" and "Boy Talk" Classes at an Urban Middle School
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10857053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia E Calderwood (Lehman College/City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-263 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0042085998033002005 |
| OpenAlex | W2138006281 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Subgroups within a school can fracture or strengthen the larger community. In this article, participant observation of two classes offered in an urban middle school, "Girl Talk" and "Boy Talk, " reveal their fracturing and strengthening effects on community at the schooL The classes differed from each other in a number of ways, including organization, goals, sense of community, and actual or potential fracturing and strengthening effects. The reconfiguration of the classes after only 12 weeks suggests that the schoolfound itprudent to dilute their influence to a level that could more easily be tolerated, monitored, and controlled
Developmental psychology · Girl · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Youth Development and Social Support
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |