Preface. Introduction Part 1: Theories of Gender Difference 1. Female Sexuality Sigmund Freud 2. Psychology and Gender Divisions Janet Sayers 3. The 'Sex-role' Framework and the Sociology of Masculinity Tim Carrigan, Bob Connell and John Lee 4. Theories of Gender and Black Families Ann Phoenix Part 2: Exploring the Past: Autobiography and Life History 5. Understanding Personal Accounts June Purvis 6. 'Streaming' and the Politics of Female Sexuality: Case Studies in the Schooling of Girls Sue Middleton 7. Learning to Resist: Black Women and Education Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe 8. Privileged, Schooled and Finished: Boarding Education for Girls Judith Okely Part 3: Evaluating Texts 9. 'The Time of Your Life': The Meaning of the School Story Gill Frith 10. Racial Bias in Children's Literature Olivia Foster-Carter 11. 'Mind That You Do As You Are Told': Reading Books for Board School Girls, 1870-1902 Anna Davin 12. Sex Roles in Reading Schemes Glenys Lobban 13. Girls and Boys in Primary Maths Books Jean Northam Part 4: Investigating Gender Dynamics 14. Gender Differences in Pupil-teacher Interaction in Workshops and Laboratories Gay J. Randall 15. The Relations Between Teachers and Afro-Caribbean Pupils: Observing Multiracial Classrooms Cecile Wright 16. Groping Towards Sexism: Boys' Sex Talk Julian Wood 17. Girls on the Margins: A Study of Gender Divisions in the Classroom Michelle Stanworth 18. Young Women and the Transition from School to Un/employment: A Cultural Analysis Christine Griffin 19. Talking About School: The Experiences of Young Lesbians and Gay Men Lorraine Trenchard and Hugh Warren Part 5: Researching Teachers: Teachers Researching 20. Traditionalists and Trendies: Teachers' Attitudes to Educational Issues Alison Kelly with Angela Baldry, Elizabeth Bolton, Suzanne Edwards, Jo Emery, Charmian Levin, Simon Smith and Malcolm Wills 21. Anti-Sexist Action Research in School: The Girls and Occupational Choice Project Lynne A. Chisholm and Janet Holland 22. Teacher as Researcher: A New Tradition for Research on Gender Val Millman
