| Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Contents |
Chapter INTRODUCTION: Literacy, gender and research -- chapter 1 LITERACY, GENDER AND THE POLITICS OF SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT: Explaining educational failure and success -- chapter 2 STUDYING LITERACY WITH MORE THAN GENDER IN MIND -- chapter 3 LITERACY EVENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SCHOOL: Rethinking how literacy, gender and attainment intertwine -- chapter 4 TEXTS IN THEIR CONTEXT OF USE: Non-fiction, text design and the social regulation of reading in class -- chapter 5 READERS IN CONTEXT: Text choice as situated practice -- chapter 6 GENDER, LITERACY AND ATTAINMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM |
| Summary |
Why are girls outperforming boys in literacy skills in the Western education system today? To date, there have been few attempts to answer this question. ""Literacy and Gender"" sets out to redress this state of affairs by re-examining the social organisation of literacy in primary schools. In studying schooling as a social process, this book focuses on the links between literacy, gender and attainment, the role school plays in producing social difference and the changing pattern of interest in this topic both within the feminist community and beyond. Gemma Moss argues that the reason for girl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Literacy -- Social aspects
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Sex differences in education.
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Girls -- Education (Elementary)
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Educational attainment.
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EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life.
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Educational attainment
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Literacy -- Social aspects
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Sex differences in education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203464274 |
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0203464273 |
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