| Gender in Policy and Practice: Perspectives on Single-Sex and Coeducational Schooling Contributor(s): Datnow, Amanda (Editor), Hubbard, Lea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415932718 ISBN-13: 9780415932714 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Exposing the complexity of single-sex schooling, this book sheds new light on how gender operates in policy and practice in education. The essays collected in this volume cover a wide range of U.S. and international institutions from K-12 to higher education in both public and private school. Detailing the educational experiences of both young men and women, this collection examines how schooling shapes - and is shaped by - the social construction of gender in history and in contemporary society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 371.822 |
| LCCN: 2002069886 |
| Series: Sociology in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.42" W x 8.94" (1.22 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book exposes the complexity of single-sex schooling, and sheds new light on how gender operates in policy and practice in education. The essays collected in this volume cover a wide range of institutions, including K-12 and higher education, public and private schools, and schools in the US and beyond. Detailing the educational experiences of both young men and women, this collection examines how schooling shapes-and is shaped by- the social construction of gender in history and in contemporary society. |
