Contemporary Perspectives on Girls Educational Achievement - What About the Girls?

Contemporary Perspectives on Girls' Educational Achievement: What About the Girls? offers fresh insights into girls' perceptions and experiences of educational achievement. It is suitable for students and academic researchers in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Cultural and Media Studies, as well as for educational practitioners.

Sommario

1. Introduction: What About the Girls? 2. What About the Girls?: Girls' Educational Achievements in the Contemporary Context 3. Thinking it Through: Notions of Gender and Achievement 4. Growing Up and Getting On: What About Girls' Educational Achievement as They Move Through Different Ages and Stages in Education? 5. Developing Dispositions?: What About Girls' Experiences of Educational Achievement Over Time? 6. Feeling Achievement: What About Girls' Affective and Subjective Experiences of Educational Achievement? 7. International perspectives: What About Girls' Educational Achievements Around the Globe? 8. Drawing Some Conclusions

Info autore

Alexandra Allan is Associate Professor in Education and Head of Department for the School of Education at the University of Exeter, UK. Her research is based in the field of the Sociology of Education.

Riassunto

Contemporary Perspectives on Girls’ Educational Achievement: What About the Girls? offers fresh insights into girls’ perceptions and experiences of educational achievement. It is suitable for students and academic researchers in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Cultural and Media Studies, as well as for educational practitioners.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexandra Allan
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032279411
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227941-1
• Pagine: 190
• Serie: Global Gender
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; History, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Humanities, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Gender studies, gender groups, Philosophy and theory of education, Gender studies: women and girls, Educational strategies and policy