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

• Autore: Francis Becky
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.43
• Soggetto topico: Sex differences in education; Academic achievement
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Boys, girls and achievement
• ISBN: 1-134-57921-7; 1-280-32871-1; 1-134-57922-5; 0-203-13645-4; 0-203-16978-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828249003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II