Gender and Classroom Interaction: A research review

The views expressed are those of the author and should not be taken as being those of the Scottish Council for Research in Education or of the Scottish Office which commissioned the review. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Acknowledgements This book evolved from a report into gender differences in classroom interaction which was commissioned by the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department. Thanks are therefore due to SOEID for providing the opportunity to review and reflect on the relevant body of research. Thanks are also due to the staff of the Centre for Research into Interactive Learning for their tolerance of the 'time-out' from normal duties that preparing the report involved, and to Andrew Noble for his help in unearthing references, preparing summaries and generating ideas. The transformation of the report into a book was helped enormously by the comments of Rosemary Wake from the Scottish Council for Research in Education together with one anonymous referee. Thus, finally, thanks are also due to these two individuals.