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Girl friendly schooling / edited by Judith Whyte ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex discrimination in education--Great Britain--Congresses.
- Sex discrimination in education.
- Educational equalization--Great Britain--Congresses.
- Educational equalization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Methuen, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Asks what makes schooling unfriendly to girls and examines the success or otherwise of interventions intended to bring about change.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Glossary; Preface; List of unpublished conference papers; What makes schooling unfriendly to girls?; Editors' introduction; Sex bias in schools: national perspectives; The attitudes of teachers; Teachers' attitudes towards girls and technology; The new vocationalism in secondary schools: its influence on girls; Interventions to make schooling more girl friendly; Editors' introduction; Girl friendly science and the girl friendly school; Personal and professional: a feminist approach
- INSET for equal opportunities in the London Borough of BrentTeacher attitudes towards issues of sex equality; 'Humberside goes neuter': an example of LEA intervention for equal opportunities; Development of LEA policy: Manchester; Reflections on intervention: where do we go from here?; Legislation and mediation: to what extent has the Sex Discrimination Act changed girls' schooling ?; A question of judgment; Unfriendly myths about women teachers; Is 'girl friendly schooling' really what girls need?; Editorial note; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Includes papers presented at a conference on Girl Friendly Schooling.
- Includes bibliography: p. [234]-243 and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-94454-3
- 1-134-94455-1
- 1-138-47559-9
- 9786610322244
- 1-280-32224-1
- 0-585-44760-8
- 9780203408520
- OCLC:
- 646718001
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