Although it is thought that women learn well in collaborative settings, research at the university level indicates women may be disadvantaged by group work. Because they want to "make the grade," in mixed groups women step up and do more than their share to make collaborative projects successful. The study isolates four ways women negotiate collaborative learning in a university course. (1) Women take group work seriously and consider it to be very important. (2) Women are often leaders in group work. Sixty-four percent of the women in this study and only two percent of the men said they are...
Although it is thought that women learn well in collaborative settings, research at the university level indicates women may be disadvantaged by group...
When Col. Benjamin Wettermark emptied the bank and skipped town in 1903, he left his wife, his children and his mansion behind. Saving the Oldest Town in Texas looks at the banker, the house designed by the best architect in Nacogdoches and the impact Col. Wettermark's betrayal had on the woman who loved him and the town that trusted him.
When Col. Benjamin Wettermark emptied the bank and skipped town in 1903, he left his wife, his children and his mansion behind. Saving the Oldest Town...
