Dr Helen Law
Position: Graduated PhD Student
School and/or Centres: School of Sociology
Email: helen.law@anu.edu.au
Location: External
Thesis topic: Manifestations of Gendered Cultures – Mathematics Self-Concept and the Worldwide Gender Segregation in Education
- Kim, D.H., Law, H. (2012), ‘Gender gap in maths test scores in South Korea and Hong Kong: Role of family background and single-sex schooling’, International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 32, Issue 1, January.
- Kim, D.H., Law, H. (2011), ‘Single-sex schooling and mathematics performance: Comparison of sixteen countries in PISA 2006’, Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, Vol. 7, No. 2, December.
Helen won the Aage B. Sørensen Memorial Student Travel Award from International Sociological Associations’ Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility. The award offset some of the cost of attending the ISA RC28 conference in May 2012. Helen also won one of the NCVER PhD top-up scholarships.
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