The identities and practices of high-achieving pupils
Subtitle: negotiating achievement and peer cultures
By: Becky Francis, Christine Skelton and Barbara Read
Contributors: Skelton, Christine; Read, Barbara, 1969-
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781441157195; 9781441121561; 9781441199232; 9780826421777
Subjects: Social conditions; Gifted children; Education; Sex differences; Academic achievement
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The policy context: educational standards and human capital; title: Conceptualising high achievement: theoretical perspectives on social identity and achievement; title: Enabling high achievement: the shared practices of high achieving pupils; title: Boffins and geeks: the social consequences for young people constructed as too hardworking; title: The challenge of balance: anxieties concerning the tension between high achievement and popularity; title: High achieving and popular: the ideal neoliberal subject?; title: The classroom practices adopted by pupils accomplishing popularity and high achievement; title: Implications for schools.