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The Identities and Practices of High Achieving Pupils: Negotiating Achievement and Peer Cultures
Professor Becky Francis
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Paperback. Negotiating Achievement and Peer Cultures. 256 pages. Addresses the tension between high achievement and popularity in secondary schools, exploring the sociological impact of this in the lives of young people. This title looks at the relationships between gender, race and social class, and attainment and popularity, for high achieving pupils. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JNK; JNSP. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 13. Weight: 376.
This title addresses the tension between high achievement and popularity in secondary schools, exploring the sociological impact of this in the lives of young people. How do some students manage to excel in their studies and be popular while other high achievers are treated as social outcasts? This lively and accessible text looks at the relationships between gender, race and social class, and attainment and popularity, for high achieving pupils. The internationally renowned authors present a lucid theoretical framework that reflects the complexity of these issues, placing them within the broader context of the policies which cause and constrain particular ... Read more
This title addresses the tension between high achievement and popularity in secondary schools, exploring the sociological impact of this in the lives of young people. How do some students manage to excel in their studies and be popular while other high achievers are treated as social outcasts? This lively and accessible text looks at the relationships between gender, race and social class, and attainment and popularity, for high achieving pupils. The internationally renowned authors present a lucid theoretical framework that reflects the complexity of these issues, placing them within the broader context of the policies which cause and constrain particular ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441121561
SKU
V9781441121561
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About Professor Becky Francis
Christine Skelton is Professor of Gender Equality in Education at University of Birmingham, UK. Barbara Read is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Education, Roehampton University, UK. Becky Francis is Director of Education at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), UK, and Visiting Professor at King's College London, UK, and Roehampton University, UK.
Reviews for The Identities and Practices of High Achieving Pupils: Negotiating Achievement and Peer Cultures
Winner of the Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize 2013
The Society for Educational Studies
'Written by leading researchers in the field of gender and education, this excellent book draws upon a wealth of sources, including rich and fascinating data from the authors' recent research, to explore how high achieving pupils construct and negotiate ... Read more
The Society for Educational Studies
'Written by leading researchers in the field of gender and education, this excellent book draws upon a wealth of sources, including rich and fascinating data from the authors' recent research, to explore how high achieving pupils construct and negotiate ... Read more