Suchergebnisse

Key theories and debates in gender inequality -- Patterns of achievement and intersectionality of gender, class and ethnic attainment gaps -- Attainment gaps and socio-economic status (SES) -- Ethnicity and attainment gaps -- Gender in the classroom -- Constructing gender and sexual identities within the school -- Patterns of employment and the nature of work -- The gender pay gap -- Experiences of work : motherhood penalties, attitudes to gender equality, parental leave, bullying and sexual harassment

This book deconstructs accepted notions and provides readers with the resources to discuss critically the role of the governments in education and schooling. The book examines government policy in a series of key areas, such as the curriculum, market forces, educational inequality, and race issues. Throughout, it considers the political and economic factors in education policy, introducing some of the fundamental concepts required to analyze the ideologies of education and the state. The authors explore the role of education policy in the context of the general direction of government policy