Educating the Other
Gender, Power and Schooling
Published on 1. November 2002
152 pages
978-1-135-71059-0 (ISBN)
Description
Despite improvements in girls' relative academic success at the school leaving level, and despite suggestions in the press that boys are now the underachievers, girls remain second-class citizens in education and beyond. This book aims to show how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys', and to demonstrate how this analysis can be used as a basis for investigating the position of other subordinated groups - such as children from lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minorities, or those with special educational needs. By focusing on what distinguishes the 'normal' from the 'other' says the author, we can begin to call the normal into question and challenge the ideas and assumptions of our educational system.
Reviews / Votes
'Educating the Other is that rare prize - a readable and engaging book on an educational topic!' - Cambridge Journal of Education'One of the strengths of the book is the use of recent research on the curriculum, especially the place of physical education and design and technology in secondary school. These subjects, far too often neglected, serve to raise questions about what knowledge schools offer, and how status, power, and gender are intricately bound up in the secondary curriculum in England. This should rapidly become the book for courses on gender and education.' - British Educational Research Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,39 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-71059-0 (9781135710590)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/1998
1st Edition
Routledge Falmer
€260.40
Article not available for order
Book
01/1998
1st Edition
Routledge Falmer
€52.50
Article not available for order
Person
Dr Carrie Paechter, Carrie Paechter
Content
What or who is the other?; gender differences in school?; gender as a social and cultural construction; reconceptualizing gender issues in education; revaluing female voices; some voices are more equal than others; subordinated femininities and masculinities in secondary schools; strategies - a toolkit; conclusion.
