A Girl's Education: Schooling and the Formation of Gender, Identities and Future Visions

Gill, Judith; Esson, Katharine; Yuen, Rosalina

This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent  disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that girls are being produced in contradictory ways in current schooling. Many girls develop a  sense of themselves through close connection with friendship groups but schooling processes typically require them to adopt the position of competitors in the end-of-school rankings and to act out their individualized positions in imagining themselves into the future. Ultimately the work offers insight and understanding leading to a less divisive educational pathway for girls.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2016-07-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137524867

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52487-4

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 212.0