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A Girl's Education
-Schooling and the Formation of Gender, Identities and Future Visions-Judith Gill; Katharine Esson; Rosalina Yuen
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Übersicht
Verlag | : | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Buchreihe | : | Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Erschienen | : | 28. 07. 2016 |
Seiten | : | 212 |
Einband | : | Gebunden |
Höhe | : | 210 mm |
Breite | : | 148 mm |
Gewicht | : | 437 g |
ISBN | : | 9781137524867 |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Autorinformation
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. 
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
Pressestimmen
“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)