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Educating the Other: Gender, Power and Schooling (Master Classes in Education S.)
Carrie Paechter
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Description for Educating the Other: Gender, Power and Schooling (Master Classes in Education S.)
Hardcover. Despite improvements in girls relative academic success at the school leaving level, this book examines how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys'. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-130) and index. Commissioning organisation: Carrie F. Paechter. xi, 137 p. 26 cm. Publishers cloth. As new with dw." Keywords: "Subjects - Education & Languages - Education Studies & Teaching - Philosophy of Education,Subjects - Education & Languages - Education Studies & Teaching - Sociology of Education - Gender,Subjects - E"
Despite improvements in girls' relative academic success at the school leaving level, and despite suggestions in the press that boys are now the underachievers, girls remain second-class citizens in education and beyond. This book aims to show how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys', and to demonstrate how this analysis can be used as a basis for investigating the position of other subordinated groups - such as children from lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minorities, or those with special educational needs. By focusing on what distinguishes the 'normal' from the 'other' says the author, we can ... Read more
Despite improvements in girls' relative academic success at the school leaving level, and despite suggestions in the press that boys are now the underachievers, girls remain second-class citizens in education and beyond. This book aims to show how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys', and to demonstrate how this analysis can be used as a basis for investigating the position of other subordinated groups - such as children from lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minorities, or those with special educational needs. By focusing on what distinguishes the 'normal' from the 'other' says the author, we can ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
RoutledgeFalmer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750707749
SKU
KEX0164379
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Carrie Paechter
Dr Carrie Paechter, Carrie Paechter
Reviews for Educating the Other: Gender, Power and Schooling (Master Classes in Education S.)
'Educating the Other is that rare prize - a readable and engaging book on an educational topic!' - Cambridge Journal of Education 'One of the strengths of the book is the use of recent research on the curriculum, especially the place of physical education and design and technology in secondary school. These subjects, far too often neglected, serve ... Read more