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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783743203321

Autore

Francis Becky

Titolo

Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-57921-7

1-280-32871-1

1-134-57922-5

0-203-13645-4

0-203-16978-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

306.43

Soggetti

Sex differences in education

Academic achievement

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 (p. [158]-164) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates; Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity; Gendered Classroom Culture; Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status; Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship; Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives; Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour; Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status; Teaching Strategies for the Future; Interview Schedule; Transcript Conventions; Attributes of an Ideal Pupil; Notes; References

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Girls are now out-performing boys at GCSE level, giving rise to a debate in the media on boys' underachievement. However, often such work has been a 'knee-jerk' response, led by media, not based on solid research. Boys, Girls and Achievement - Addressing the Classroom Issues fills that gap and:*provides a critical overview of the current debate on achievement;*Focuses on interviews with young people and classroom observations to examine how boys and girls see themselves as learners;*analyses the strategies teachers can use to improve the



educational achievements of both bo