Francis / Skelton Reassessing Gender and Achievement

Questioning Contemporary Key Debates
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-134-31769-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Challenging current theories about gender and achievement, this book assesses the issues at stake and analyses the policy drives and changing perceptions of gender on which the 'gender and achievement' debates are based.

This new topical book guides the reader through the different theories and approaches, drawing together and reviewing work on gender and educational performance. The authors also highlight the continuing problems experienced by girls in terms of achievement and classroom interaction. The subjects covered include:

- perspectives on gender and achievement

- the construction of gender and achievement in education policy

- evaluating boys’ underachievement

- the future for boys and girls?

- raising achievement: 'What works in the classroom?'

Teachers, education professionals and students engaged in teacher training will welcome the editors' objective yet critical expertise.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Francis, Becky

Skelton, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Perspectives on Gender and Achievement 3. The Construction of Gender and Achievement in Education Policy 4. Evaluating ‘Boys’ Underachievement’ 5. Explaining Gender Differences in Achievement: Explanation 1 - Boys and girls are born with different interests, motivations and abilities; Explanation 2 - Boys and girls have different learning styles; Explanation 3 - Schools are ‘feminized’ and this disadvantages boys; Explanation 4 - Assessment procedures and teaching practices are biased towards girls; Explanation 5 - That pupils’ constructions of gender manifest in different behaviours which impact on achievement 6. What Has Happened to the Girls? 7. The Future for Boys and Girls? (Re)constructions of gender and achievement 8. Raising Achievement: What ‘works in the classroom?