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

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ISBN-10: 1441121560

ISBN-13: 9781441121561

Edition: 2012

Authors: Becky Francis, Barbara Read, Christine Skelton

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List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 4/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.682

Carole Leathwood is a Professor in Education in the Institute for Policy Studies in Education at London Metropolitan University, UK.Barbara Read is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Roehampton, UK.

Christine Skelton is Professor of Gender Equality in Education. She is Director of Research and a Deputy Head of the School of Education.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Policy Context: Educational 'Standards' and Human Capital
Conceptualizing Gender and Achievement
Facilitating High Achievement and the Issue of 'Balance'
'Boffins and Geeks': The Social Consequences for Young People Constructed as 'Too Hardworking'
High Achieving and Popular: The Ideal Neoliberal Subject
High Achieving and Popular: How Do They Do It?
Implications for Schools
References
Index