A STUDY OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN TEACHERS’ GENDER AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ECONOMICS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Gender gaps in educational outcomes are now a matter of growing concern to educational researchers today. Boys are increasingly less likely than girls to attend university and to receive a bachelor’s degree. Meanwhile, female undergraduates continue to be under-represented in such technical fields as engineering and computer science. One popular, if controversial, response to these patterns has been a renewed push for ...
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