TY - BOOK AU - Alton-Lee,Adrienne AU - Praat,Angelique ED - New Zealand. ED - New Zealand. TI - Explaining and addressing gender differences in the New Zealand compulsory school sector: a literature review SN - 0477051731 AV - LC1390 .A58 2000 U1 - 371.8210993 23 PY - 2000/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Research Division, Ministry of Education KW - Boys KW - Education KW - New Zealand KW - Sex differences in education KW - Academic achievement N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-356) N2 - "Commissioned in 1999 by the Curriculum Division of the Ministry of Education to explain gender differences in compulsory education for the period 1989 to 1999. The impetus for undertaking such a review stemmed from increasing concern among policy makers and practitioners that the education of boys in Aotearoa New Zealand was at risk"--Pref ER -