Mahony Schools for the Boys?

Co-education reassessed
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-63501-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 124 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahony, Pat

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie

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