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Dissection in Massachusetts Classrooms: Correlation of Gender, Teacher Attitudes, and Conscientious Objection

 
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This 2001 Massachusetts study examined student attitudes toward animal dissection and found that the majority of students opposed to dissection are female. Most are given alternatives, though some are not, and science teachers appear to be open to alternatives to dissection.
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