Gender and the Politics of the Curriculum

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gender and the Politics of the Curriculum Routledge Library Editions Education\nby Sheila Riddell\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Sheila Riddell\nTitle: Gender and the Politics of the Curriculum Routledge Library Editions Education\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Philosophy and theory of education\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd\nEdition: 1\nISBN-13: 9780415683623\nISBN-10: 0415683629\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThis book uses detailed case studies of two secondary schools to examine the relationship between curriculum choice and gender identity among fourteen-year-old pupils making their first choices about what subjects to pursue at exam level. It reveals a two way process. Pupils' decisions on what subject to take are influenced by how they perceive themselv.