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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francis, Becky.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences in education.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-164) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Francis, Becky., Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues.

ISBN:

1-134-57921-7

1-280-32871-1

1-134-57922-5

0-203-13645-4

0-203-16978-6

9780203136454

OCLC:

807999245