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.
- ISBN13 9781349706969
- Publish Date 11 August 2017 (first published 28 July 2016)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 1st ed. 2016
- Format Paperback
- Pages 212
- Language English