A Girl's Education
Schooling and the Formation of Gender, Identities and Future Visions
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | Judith Gill, Katharine Esson, Rosalina Yuen | ISBN: | 9781137524874 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Judith Gill, Katharine Esson, Rosalina Yuen |
| ISBN: | 9781137524874 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that girls are being produced in contradictory ways in current schooling. Many girls develop a sense of themselves through close connection with friendship groups but schooling processes typically require them to adopt the position of competitors in the end-of-school rankings and to act out their individualized positions in imagining themselves into the future. Ultimately the work offers insight and understanding leading to a less divisive educational pathway for girls.
This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that girls are being produced in contradictory ways in current schooling. Many girls develop a sense of themselves through close connection with friendship groups but schooling processes typically require them to adopt the position of competitors in the end-of-school rankings and to act out their individualized positions in imagining themselves into the future. Ultimately the work offers insight and understanding leading to a less divisive educational pathway for girls.
