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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451520103321

Autore

Coffey Amanda <1967, >

Titolo

Feminism and the classroom teacher : research, praxis, pedagogy / / Amanda Coffey and Sara Delamont

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Falmer Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-71129-1

0-203-48671-4

1-280-31654-3

0-585-45319-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DelamontSara <1947->

Disciplina

371.1/0082

Soggetti

Feminism and education

Postmodernism and education

Teaching - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Feminisms, Postfeminisms and Postmodernism; Classroom Life: The Everyday Work of the Teacher; (Re)producing and (Re)defining Knowledge(s); Gender and the Teacher's Career; Experiences and Biographies; Recruitment, Initial Training and Socialization; The Foremothers of Today's Teachers; Understanding the Profession; The Research Agenda; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How has feminism influenced contemporary educational practices? Is feminism relevant to today's teachers? Feminism and the Classroom Teacher undertakes a feminist analysis of the work and everyday realities of the school teacher, providing evidence that feminism is still relevant as a way of thinking about the social work and as a lived reality. Providing a unique contribution to the literature in the area of gender and education, the authors' objective is to articulate the educational discourses of gender - how gender is constructed, performed and sustained through discourse and