Lads and ladettes in school
Subtitle: gender and a fear of failure
By: Carolyn Jackson
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Maidenhead; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780335225910
Subjects: Attitudes; Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence; Secondary; EDUCATION; High school students; Sex differences in education
Description: This innovative book looks at how and why girls and boys adopt 'laddish' behaviours in schools. It examines the ways in which students negotiate pressures to be popular and 'cool' in school alongside pressures to perform academically. It also deals with the fears of academic and social failure that influence pupils' school lives and experiences. Drawing extensively on the voices of students in secondary schools, it explores key questions about laddish behaviours, such as:. Are girls becoming mor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.