La ricerca educativa nei paesi britannici e la questione delle ragazze: una rassegna di contributi per un’azione didattica

During the last decade Educational Research in many countries of the world has been dealing with the question of the lack of participation of girls in science education, especially in physical and technological sciences. This article reviews the most the issues, published on “The School Science Review” from 1982 to 1992, concerning studies on gender related differences in achievement and small action research curriculum development projects aimed to stimulating girls’ interest in physics.