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A Study Of Academically Talented Students' Participation In Extracurricular Activities |
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Written by Leah B. Bucknavage and Frank C. Worrell
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In this study, we surveyed the participation rates of academically talented students across 9 areas: dance, solo instrument, choral music, band, athletics, student government, academic clubs, ethnic/cultural clubs, and an "other activities" category.
Participants consisted of 2 independent cohorts (Cohort 1, N = 842;
Cohort 2, N = 290) attending a summer program. Results indicated that
athletics was the activity in which males and females reported greatest
participation across cohorts. Significant differences in rates were
found for participation in athletics, choral music, and dance in the
direction of gender stereotypical expectations. Differences were also
found among ethnic groups and across grade levels in certain
activities. We concluded that the results contradict the nonathletic
stereotype sometimes associated with students who are academically
talented.
The full text of this research is available through ERIC in PDF format:
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/2e/1b/0e.pdf
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