1st Edition

Within School Walls

By AnnMarie Wolpe Copyright 1988
4 Pages
by Routledge

4 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing from her in-depth ethnographic study of a London comprehensive school the author shows how gender formation for both girls and boys is mediated by disciplinary control, sexuality and the curriculum. Her findings for girls and boys – with their important emphases – are revealed. So are the responses and perspectives of the teachers. Prior to publication of this volume much feminist writing... Read more

Introduction. Part 1: Discipline and Control 1. Within These Walls 2 Classroom Behaviour. 3 Girls and Boys at School. Part 2: Sexuality. Introduction. 4 Sexuality and Moral Order. 5 Sexuality in the School. 6 Sex and Everyday Life. Part 3: The Curriculum 7 Knowledge and Control 8 The Curriculum at Berkeley 9 The Curriculum and Work. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Biography

AnnMarie Wolpe