Stories from the Classroom: Issues of Gender and Education

Articles in this theme issue explore gender issues and their connections with classroom life. Research studies, essays, book reviews, and teacher notes deal with gender and education. The articles are: (1) "United Nations Declaration on Elimination of Discrimination of Women"; (2) "In the Classroom: De-institutionalizing Gender Bias" (Jean Ann Hunt); (3) "Stories from the Classroom" (Jaylynne N. Hutchinson); (4) "Gender in the Classroom: Now You See It, Now You Don't" (Jane Roland Martin); (5) "Fireballs in the Night: The Impact of Children's Literature on Gender: Development and Imagination" (Joan Scanlon McMath); (6) "Creating a Kindergarten Community" (Tessa Logan); (7) "Unfolding What It Means To Care: One Girl's Middle School Experience" (Barbara Waxman and Liz Young); (8)"Epitome" (student poetry by Janelle Horton); (9) "A Heavy Burden for Feminist of the Year" (Craig Segal); (10) "Lost Innocence in a Heteronormative World" (Remie Calalang); (11) "Whose Voices Are Heard? Adolescent Mothering and an Ethic of Care" (Julie K. Biddle); (12) "Behind Classroom Doors: A Reflection of My Struggle To Learn" (student reflection by Lora Liddell); (13) "Adolescence, Schooling, and Equality in 'School Girls'" (book review by Nancy Smith); (14) "'A Ground from Which To Soar': Exploring Tillie Olsen's 'Silences' for Educators of Girls and Women" (book review by Janet MacLennan); and (15) "Resources for Gender & Education." (SLD)