A Girl's Education: Schooling And The Formation Of Gender, Identities And Future Visions (palgrave Studies In Gender And Education)
by Judith Gill /
2017 / English / PDF
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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.
