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Inside the Secondary Classroom
Focusing on pupils moving from primary to middle or secondary school, it gives a rich and detailed account of the first months of life in new schools....
Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
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Knowledgeable Women
Structuralism and the Reproduction of Elites
In Knowledgeable Women Sara Delamont traces the history of women's education and the elites it produces. She examines class and gender divisions in the structure and contest of education in Britain and the USA from 1850 to the present day. Her empirical focus is of course elites - especially elite...
Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
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The Nineteenth-century Woman
Her Cultural and Physical World
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
This collection of papers draws on insights from social anthropology to illuminate historical material, and presents a set of closely integrated studies on the inter-connections between feminism and medical, social and educational ideas in the nineteenth century. Throughout the book evidence from...
Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
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Sex Roles and the School
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education
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...
Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Inside the Secondary Classroom (RLE Edu O)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education
Focusing on pupils moving from primary to middle or secondary school, it describes and evaluates the schools’ programmes to ease transfer, and includes material provided by the pupils themselves. The main body of the book is a rich and detailed account of the first months of life in new secondary...
Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Fieldwork in Educational Settings
Methods, Pitfalls and Perspectives, 2nd Edition
Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of Fieldwork in Educational Settings will be welcomed by researchers and academics in education and the social sciences. Embracing both sociological and anthropological approaches to qualitative research, the book covers education inside and beyond...
Published December 5th 2001 by Routledge
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Feminism and the Classroom Teacher
Research, Praxis, Pedagogy
How has feminism influenced contemporary educational practices? Is feminism relevant to today's teachers? Feminism and the Classroom Teacher undertakes a feminist analysis of the work and everyday realities of the school teacher, providing evidence that feminism is still relevant as a way of...
Published February 16th 2000 by Routledge
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The Doctoral Experience
Richly illustrated with case studies and interviews, this book identifies key themes pervading academic life: the nature of research and research supervision; key social processes and problems; distinct and contrasting sub-cultures of departments and disciplines in universities; mentorship and...
Published October 27th 1999 by Routledge
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Appetites and Identities
An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of Western Europe
Appetites and Identities is a clear, inviting and fascinating introduction to the social anthropology of western Europe. It covers food, migration, politics, urban and country life, magic, religion, sex and language in an accessible and straightforward fashion, introducing the student to aspects of...
Published November 9th 1994 by Routledge