Global, Gender and Multicultural Perspectives

• Alic, Margaret. Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. Hypatia of Alexandria is one of a countless number of women scientists that Margaret Alic rediscovers for us to learn about. This book describes the work of women whose work was left out of history books, whose work was suppressed or stolen, and whose achievements in mathematics, science and medicine have been denied.
• Askew, Sue and Carol Ross. Boys Don't Cry: Boys and Sexism in Education. Milton Keynes, England: Open University Press, 1988. This explores the authors' work in dealing with effects that socialization have on boys, and subsequent behavior in classrooms. The book provides an analysis of the ways in which schools may unintentionally reinforce and perpetuate certain aspects of "masculinity" which operate against boys' best interests.
• Banks, James A. Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1987. The book is designed to help present and future teachers attain the content, strategies, concepts and resources needed to teach comparative ethnic studies, and to integrate ethnic content into the total school curriculum.
• Brandwein, Paul F. and A. Harry Passow. Gifted Young in Science. Washington, DC: National Science Teachers Association, 1988. This book is a collection of papers by thirty-four authors probing the philosophy, psychology and methodologies of gifted and talented science education. A cautionary note is made that we do not know who among the young during their school years will turn to science as their life work, nor do we know about learning environments to nourish the initiative to pursue science.
• Gornick, Vivian. Women in Science. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc., 1990. This book is an excellent complement to Alic's Hypatia's Heritage because the author writes more than 100 brief vignettes about the lives of contemporary women scientists.
• Hassard, Jack. "The AHP Soviet Exchange Project: 1983-1990 and Beyond," Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1990, Vol. 30, No.3. This article describes the social history of the AHP Soviet Exchange Project, and the events leading to the creation of the Global Thinking Project.
• Hassard, Jack, "Teaching Students to Think Globally," Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1997, Vol. 37, No.1. This article discusses the theory of global thinking and traces the development and activities of a global telecommunications project.
• Kahle, Jane Butler. Women in Science: A Report from the Field. Philadelphia: The Falmer Press, 1985. Jane Butler Kahle, one of the leading researchers on the topic of women in science, has put together the work of other researchers dealing with gender issues in science teaching. The book includes an historical perspective on gender issues, as well discussion of topics such as minority women: conquering both sexism and racism, retention of girls in science: case studies of secondary teachers.
• Lehr, Judy Brown and Hazel Wiggins Harris. At-Risk, Low-Achieving Students in the Classroom. Washington, DC: National Education Association, 1988. This book describe who are the at-risk students in our schools, suggests ways to organize the classroom environment for at-risk students, and how to involve them in learning.
• Ramsey, Patricia G, Vold, Edwina Battle, and Williams, Leslie R. Multicultural Education: A Source Book. New York: Garland, 1989. This book contains essays and annotations on a number of issues related to multicultural education including the evolution of multicultural education, ethnic diversity and children's learning, multicultural programs, curricula, and strategies, and future directions in multicultural education.
• Romey, William D. and Mary L. Hibert. Teaching the Gifted and Talented in the Science Classroom. Washington, DC: National Educational Association, 1988. Bill Romey, who is a scientist and science educator, presents a view of the gifted that challenges teachers to look for "the gifted in all students." He presents strategies for self-reflection, ways of presenting science to the gifted, and ideas about creating learning environments for gifted students.
• Rosser, Sue V. Female-Friendly Science: Applying Women's Studies Methods and Theories to Attract Students. New York: Pergamon Press, 1990. This book includes chapters on feminist theories and methods, women's ways of knowing, sexism in textbooks, and warming up the classroom climate for women. It addresses the issue of women and science and provides a scholarly analysis of the problem and offers practical solutions.

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