Investigating gender : contemporary perspectives in education

Author(s)

• Francis, Becky
• Skelton, Christine

Bibliographic Information

Investigating gender : contemporary perspectives in education

edited by Becky Francis and Christine Skelton

Open University Press, 2001

• : pb
• : hb

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-218) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"This is an excellent account of the dilemmas and opportunities facing contemporary theories of gender and education. The book brings together some of the most sophisticated researchers in the field to demonstrate the power, the mysteries and the complexities of the concept of identity. The case for a new approach to gender theory is convincing and exciting. Teachers, academics and policy makers need to recognise the value of such contemporary concerns." - Madeleine Arnot, University of Cambridge. Investigating Gender maps the contemporary and developing theoretical debates in the field of gender and education, and provides an overview of the diverse areas of research within gender and education. Contributions have been commissioned from recognised experts in the field in order to provide a comprehensive reader on gender and education for undergraduate students. The book will also provide stimulating reading for postgraduate students and academics. Recent changes, developments and challenges in the field are outlined in the first section of the book. It also catalogues the influence of research in this area on policy in the UK context. The second section focuses on recent innovations in theoretical debates in gender and education. Overviews of research developments in particular subject areas (such as sexuality, social class, masculinity etc) are provided in the third section, where contributors draw on their own research findings to illustrate the discussion.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part one: Gender as a category in educational research Gender theory and research in education modernist traditions and emerging contemporary themes Obvious, all too obvious? methodological issues in using sex/gender as a variable in educational research Part two: Recent developments in gender theory Using poststructuralist ideas in gender theory and research Truth is slippery stuff Beyond postmodernism feminist agency in educational research Re-searching, re-finding exploring the unconsious as a pedagogic and research practice Part three: Identity constructions revisited Gender and the post-school experiences of women and men with learning difficulties Issues of gender and sexuality in schools Racialisation and gendering in the (re)production of educational inequalities 'Ice white and ordinary' new perspectives on ethnicity, gender and youth cultural identities The paradox of contemporary femininities in education combining fluidity with fixity Typical boys? theorizing masculinity in educational settings Social class, gender and schooling Conclusion: Gender school policies and practices References Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA55552633
• ISBN:
  • 0335207871
  • 033520788X
• LCCN: 2001036255
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Buckingham ; Philadelphia, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 222 p.
• Size: 23 cm