A Girl's Education: Schooling and the Formation of Gender, Identities and Future Visions

by Judith Gill, Katharine Esson, Rosalina Yuen

Overview

This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent  disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that girls are being produced in contradictory ways in current schooling. Many girls develop a  sense of themselves through close connection with friendship groups but schooling processes typically require them to adopt the position of competitors in the end-of-school rankings and to act out their individualized positions in imagining themselves into the future. Ultimately the work offers insight and understanding leading to a less divisive educational pathway for girls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137524874
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	07/10/2016
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	731 KB

About the Author

Judith Gill is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of South Australia and a former secondary schoolteacher who has worked in teacher education  for the past 30 years. Her main research interest is in gender and its associations with achievement and working lives.
Kathy Esson has worked widely in the fields of education and health, including her role as Senior Manager at the NSW Skills Board Secretariat, Australia. She has also been involved in a review of public education in NSW, taught psychology, and been a school and university counsellor, working primarily with young women. 
Rosalina Yuen is a psychologist in private practice in Australia. As a former social worker, she worked extensively with girls and young women in many settings. She provides counselling services to schools, universities and major employers. 

Table of Contents

Foreword: Reclaiming the Space for Girls.- Chapter 1. Who Are Girls and Is There a Problem?.- Chapter 2. How We Know What We Know: Knowledge and Evidence.- Chapter 3. See How Far We've Come! Girls' Education in Recent History. And Where Does This Leave Girls Now?.- Chapter 4. The Balance Act.- Chapter 5. Girls at School: The Formation of Learning Identities.- Chapter 6. Post School Pathways and Girls' Imagined Futures.- Chapter 7. Girls at School: A More Complex Picture. 

Editorial Reviews

A Girl’s Education likely will be an enlightening book for many readers, opening their eyes to an abundance of issues still affecting adolescent girls and their schooling today. Schooling is a crucial element of adolescence, and this book provides opportunities for further discussion regarding the issues young women continue to face in the world of education today.” (Alexis Koomler, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 46, 2017)

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