Investigating Gender - Contemporary Perspectives in Education

Informationen zum Autor Dr Becky Francis is Reader in Education! and a Deputy Director at the Institute for Policy Studies in Education (IPSE)! University of North London. Dr Christine Skelton is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Education! University of Newcastle. They are the joint editors of Gender & Education journal. Both have written extensively in the field of gender and education. Klappentext "This is an excellent account of the dilemmas and opportunities facing contemporary theories of gender and education. The book brings together some of the most sophisticated researchers in the field to demonstrate the power! the mysteries and the complexities of the concept of identity. The case for a new approach to gender theory is convincing and exciting. Teachers! academics and policy makers need to recognise the value of such contemporary concerns." - Madeleine Arnot! University of Cambridge. Investigating Gender maps the contemporary and developing theoretical debates in the field of gender and education! and provides an overview of the diverse areas of research within gender and education. Contributions have been commissioned from recognised experts in the field in order to provide a comprehensive reader on gender and education for undergraduate students. The book will also provide stimulating reading for postgraduate students and academics. Recent changes! developments and challenges in the field are outlined in the first section of the book. It also catalogues the influence of research in this area on policy in the UK context. The second section focuses on recent innovations in theoretical debates in gender and education. Overviews of research developments in particular subject areas (such as sexuality! social class! masculinity etc) are provided in the third section! where contributors draw on their own research findings to illustrate the discussion. Zusammenfassung Maps the contemporary and developing theoretical debates in the field of gender and education! and provides an overview of the diverse areas of research within gender and education. This book is suitable for postgraduate students and academics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part one: Gender as a category in educational research Gender theory and research in education modernist traditions and emerging contemporary themes Obvious! all too obvious? methodological issues in using sex/gender as a variable in educational research Part two: Recent developments in gender theory Using poststructuralist ideas in gender theory and research Truth is slippery stuff Beyond postmodernism feminist agency in educational research Re-searching! re-finding exploring the unconsious as a pedagogic and research practice Part three: Identity constructions revisited Gender and the post-school experiences of women and men with learning difficulties Issues of gender and sexuality in schools Racialisation and gendering in the (re)production of educational inequalities 'Ice white and ordinary' new perspectives on ethnicity! gender and youth cultural identities The paradox of contemporary femininities in education combining fluidity with fixity Typical boys? theorizing masculinity in educational settings Social class! gender and schooling Conclusion: Gender school policies and practices References Index. ...

Product details

• Authors: Francis, Becky Francis, Becky Skelton Francis, Christine Skelton
• Assisted by: Becky Francis (Editor), Christine Skelton (Editor)
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9780335207879
• ISBN: 978-0-335-20787-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories