Sex Roles and the School

by Sara Delamont

Overview

Schools reflect the society which surrounds them but they must also be agents of change. The last few decades have seen an explosion of research on gender and education and, in this volume the author examines in a rigorous but highly accessible way, new research findings and new strategies for change, continuing to argue that both sexes lose out from sexist schooling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415683586
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/08/2011
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Education
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sara Delamont

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2 The Formative Years: Nursery, Infant and Junior School. 3 The Adolescent in School. 4 The Teachers. 5 Strategies for Change. 6 Conclusion: the way forward. Further Reading. Bibliography & name index. Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

Updated edition (first was 1980) of a work that documents the variety of entrenched practices and assumptions in British schools which support and reproduce gender bias, leading to a persistent pattern of underachievement, particularly among working-class girls. Delamont (sociology, U. of Wales College of Cardiff) also examines strategies for change, and includes an excellent two-part bibliography, the first part for general readers and the second of particular use to researchers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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