Teachers, gender and the feminisation debate / Marie-Pierre Moreau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moreau, Marie-Pierre, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and education.

Sex differences in education.

Women teachers--Attitudes.

Women teachers.

Women in education.

Sex discrimination in education.

Physical Description:

vi, 143 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Teachers, Gender and the Feminisation Debate critically engages with the claim that teaching is a feminised profession and offers a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the way gender and power play out in the lives of male and female teachers. Informed by social constructivist, feminist theories of work and education, the book adopts a relational and intersectional approach to gender"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Teaching and the feminisation debate in contemporary times

A socio-historical approach to the feminisation of the teaching profession

Gender patterns in the teaching profession in the 21st century

Teachers professional identities, career choice and gender

Gender divides in teachers careers and private lives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Moreau, Marie-Pierre, 1971- author. Teachers, gender and the feminisation debate

ISBN:

9781138707375

1138707376

OCLC:

1061862581