This collection, written by researchers in the field, looks at how gender issues have affected educational policy in recent years. It explores how attempts to improve equal opportunities in education have fared and examines the tensions and contradictions in recent policies. The book is aimed at students on masters courses in education, and undergraduates on social policy and sociology courses.
This collection, written by researchers in the field, looks at how gender issues have affected educational policy in recent years. It explores how att...
Gender equality has been a major educational theme for the past two decades and has become interwoven with other policy themes, including those of marketisation and managerialism. Contributors to this strong collection are key researchers in their fields and seek to address the following questions: * What patterns are discernible in the educational attainment of girls and boys over the past two decades? * To what extent are changes attributable to gender equality policies? * What form have gender equality policies taken in different parts of the UK? * What has been the impact of...
Gender equality has been a major educational theme for the past two decades and has become interwoven with other policy themes, including those of mar...
