Schools for the Boys?

Co-education reassessed
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-75066-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 4 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Education

Do girls do better in single-sex or co-educational schools?

Up to now, discussion has centred on girls’ academic achievements in single or mixed-sex groups, but Pat Mahony’s research clearly demonstrates that this is not the only issue, and that co-education is damaging for girls socially as well as academically. She challenges the argument that co-education is desirable because it is more normal. Her research reveals that it is normal for girls to be ‘put down’ in class, to be verbally abused and sexually harassed by boys, and yes, this will be their ‘normal’ experience as women. But does this justify the way girls are treated in schools? Pat Mahony goes on to explore some of the reasons behind this state of affairs and suggests that the answer lies in sexual politics, not biology.

The book concludes with practical suggestions for bringing about change in schools, including case-studies from existing projects.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahony, Pat

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Geschlechterpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Preparing the ground: some general observations on sexism and education 2 A can of worms: sexual harassment of girls by boys 3 Natural predators?: yet another critique of biological explanations 4 Parasite and host: capitalism and patriarchy, which is which? 5 Hoeing and humming: possibilities for change Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Notes Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Pat Mahony