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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779033603321

Autore

Galman Sally Campbell

Titolo

Wise and foolish virgins [[electronic resource] ] : white women at work in the feminized world of primary school teaching / / Sally Campbell Galman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

1-280-65910-6

9786613636034

0-7391-4773-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Classificazione

SOC032000EDU010000SOC002010

Disciplina

371.10082

Soggetti

Women teachers - Professional relationships - United States

Primary school teachers - Professional relationships - United States

Sex differences in education - United States

Feminism and education - United States

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

Machine generated contents note: Introduction and Reader's Guide -- Section I -- Chapter 1: The Windy Side of Care -- Chapter 2: No other but a Woman's Reason -- Section II -- Chapter 3: Seeking to Understand: Methods of Inquiry -- Chapter 4: The Moral Careers of Wives, Mothers and Others -- Chapter 5: Divining the Hand of Destiny -- Chapter 6: Planning for Temporary Experience and Other Horizons -- Section III -- Chapter 7: For Goodness Sake, Consider What You Do -- Chapter 8: Sweet are the Uses of Adversity -- Conclusion: Boldness, Be My Friend -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

"Wise and Foolish Virgins: White Women at Work in the Feminized World of Primary School Teaching by Sally Campbell Galman asks the question, what does it mean for an entire profession to be numerically dominated by white women, and what is the relationship between teacher preparation and professional feminization? Galman provides a sharp, unflinching look at the landscape of a profession on the verge of transformation and offers a frank assessment of where teacher education must go in order to maintain its relevance in the new



economy. "--