The Identities and Practices of High Achieving Pupils Negotiating Achievement and Peer Cultures

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 which 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.

Becky Francis is Director of Education at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), UK, and Visiting Professor at King's College London, UK, and the University of Roehampton, UK. Christine Skelton is Professor of Gender Equality in Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. Barbara Read is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Roehampton, UK.