1st Edition
Literacy and Gender Researching Texts, Contexts and Readers
By Gemma Moss
Copyright 2007
232 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Why are girls outperforming boys in literacy skills in the Western education system today? To date, there have been few attempts to answer this question. Literacy and Gender sets out to redress this state of affairs by re-examining the social organization of literacy in primary schools.
In studying schooling as a social process, this book focuses on the links between literacy, gender and... Read more
Literacy, Gender and Attainment: Introduction 1. Literacy, Gender and the Politics of School Achievement: Explaining Educational Failure and Success 2. Studying Literacy with More than Gender in Mind 3. Literacy Events in the Context of the School: Re-Thinking How Literacy, Gender and Attainment Intertwine 4. Texts in their Context of Use: Non-Fiction Text Design and the Social Regulation of Reading in Class 5. Readers in Context Text Choice as Situated Practice 6. Gender, Literacy and Attainment: Taking Things Forward
Biography
Gemma Moss
