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OverviewHow do some students manage to excel in their studies and be popular while other high achievers are treated as social outcasts? This lively and accessible text looks at the relationships between gender, race and social class, and attainment and popularity, for high-achieving pupils. The internationally renowned authors present a lucid theoretical framework that reflects the complexity of these issues, placing them within the broader context of the policies that cause and constrain particular behaviours among teachers and pupils. The authors draw together empirical data, bringing the realities of young people to life and presenting the lessons that can be learnt to enhance the educational achievement of all students. It is an engaging text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students exploring the debates on identity and achievement. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Becky Francis (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK) , Dr Barbara Read , Professor Christine SkeltonPublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9781441157195ISBN 10: 1441157190 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 05 April 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction \ 1. The Policy Context: Educational ‘Standards' and Human Capital \ 2. Conceptualizing Gender and Achievement \ 3. Facilitating High Achievement and the Issue of ‘Balance' \ 4. ‘Boffins and Geeks': The Social Consequences for Young People Constructed as ‘Too Hardworking' \ 5. High Achieving and Popular: The Ideal Neoliberal Subject \ 6. High Achieving and Popular: How Do They Do It? \ 7. Implications for Schools \ References \ IndexReviews'This important and illuminating book will be invaluableto anyone working with high-attaining students. The elucidation of thecomplexities of these students' social worlds, and of how they balance socialacceptance with educational attainment, makes for fascinating reading.' Carrie Paechter, Professor of Education, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK Author InformationBecky Francis is Professor of Education and Social Justice at King's College, London, UK. Barbara Read is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Roehampton, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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