Title IX legislation was passed. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. This article discusses progress and future possibilities for additional useful research. After reviewing relevant goals, we address equity issues in the areas of the education workforce; student educational attainment and career achievement; formal curricula (including content and testing); and informal curricula (including classroom interaction, singlesex environments, sexuality, and family and child care issues). Although there has been progress in attaining equity goals in some of these areas, we conclude that there are many continuing inequities that merit exploration and resolution by educational researchers and practitioners. Additionally, there is a need for more systematic development of a comprehensive research and development agenda and a supportive national infrastructure to fund, promote, deliver, and achieve gender equity in education.
The book Women's Ways of Knowing (Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, & Tarule, 1986) and its suggested educational methodologies were used to teach a learning theory course. I minimized lecturing, promoted discussion, and shared the educational process in a variety of ways. Assignments included a case study of students' own “ways of knowing,” a group presentation, and the construction of a theory of learning and an educational system implied by it. Students positively evaluated the case study, the Belenky et al. book, and the course in general, suggesting that these methods may lead to a meaningful educational experience for women.
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