Tackling gender inequality: Raising pupil achievement

Forde, C. (Ed.) (2008) Tackling gender inequality: Raising pupil achievement. Series: Policy and Practice in Education. Dunedin Academic Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781903765753

Abstract

Gender remains a significant issue in United Kingdom education with a perceived drop in the attainment of boys in comparison to the attainment of girls. Though the picture is not as straightforward as the discussions surrounding the annual publication of results from the national examinations, there are clear issues in relation to the educational achievement of groups of boys and groups of girls. Gender in education is a complex concept and its significance in educational achievement remains a deeply debated area. This book examines developing policy and strategies in schools that aim to tackle gender inequality. Have we gone too far in working to improve girls’ achievement? Are boys now falling behind and becoming disengaged from education? Some girls have progressed more in educational attainment than boys. However, there remain specific groups of girls as well as specific groups of boys who are not achieving in school. How do we avoid simplistic solutions that reinforce stereotypical ideas of gender? How can we use the opportunities provided by educational inclusion to address the learning needs of specific groups of girls and of boys and develop ‘gender sensitive’ policy and practice? How do we address specific needs with, for example, the level of literacy of boys or of self-confidence with girls in ways that are genuinely inclusive. Gender is a topic which can provoke considerable debate but it is also central issue in schools today. This book provides a critical appraisal of strategies being used now in Scottish schools to tackle gender inequality. It will appeal to those who grapple with these issues wherever they arise.

• Item Type: Edited Books
• Keywords: gender in education, pupil achievement,
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Forde, Prof Christine
• Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press
• ISBN: 9781903765753

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