Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues /

Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues /

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Author / Creator:	Francis, Becky.
Imprint:	London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (166 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Sex differences in education. Academic achievement. Academic achievement. Sex differences in education. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114446

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ISBN:	0203169786 9780203169780 0203136454 9780203136454 0415231620 9780415231626 0415231639 9780415231633 0203176812 9780203176818 9786610328710 6610328714 9781134579228 1134579225
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-164) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Becky Francis provides teachers with a thorough analysis of the various ways in which secondary school pupils construct their gender identities in the classroom. The book also discusses methods by which teachers might challenge these gender constructions in the classroom and thereby address the 'gender gap' in achievement."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Francis, Becky. Boys, girls and achievement. London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000 0415231620

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates
2. Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity
3. Gendered Classroom Culture
4. Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status
5. Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship
6. Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives
7. Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour
8. Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status
9. Teaching Strategies for the Future