Educating the Other

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Educating the Other

Gender, Power and Schooling

Moral and social purpose of education

Authors: Dr Carrie Paechter, Carrie Paechter

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 1st November 2002

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 254 Kb

ISBN: 9781135710583


Introduction

Despite improvements in girls'' relative academic success at the school leaving level, and despite suggestions in the press that boys are now the underachievers, girls remain second-class citizens in education and beyond.

Purpose of the Book

This book aims to show how and why girls'' education remains subordinated to that of the boys'', and to demonstrate how this analysis can be used as a basis for investigating the position of other subordinated groups - such as children from lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minorities, or those with special educational needs.

Focus and Approach

By focusing on what distinguishes the normal from the other says the author, we can begin to call the normal into question and challenge the ideas and assumptions of our educational system.

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