- ISBN: 9780415345750 | 0415345758
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/14/2006
This unique reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in gender and education today. Focusing on enduring trends, it is lively and informative, providing broad coverage of the issues and including crucial topics.With an emphasis on new work that deals with issues relevant to the real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Madeleine Arnot, highly regarded for her work in this area, also includes a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to the role of gender in the current educational climate.Students of education with an interest in gender issues will find this an important route map to further reading and understanding.