The identities and practices of high-achieving pupils : negotiating achievement and peer cultures / Becky Francis, Christine Skelton and Barbara Read.
By: Francis, Becky.
Contributor(s): Skelton, Christine | Read, Barbara.
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Continuum, 2012Description: 209 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781441157195 (hardcover); 1441157190 (hardcover); 9781441121561 (pbk.); 1441121560 (pbk.); 9781441199232 (ePub); 1441199233 (ePub); 9780826421777 (PDF); 0826421776 (PDF).Subject(s): Gifted children -- Education | Gifted children -- Social conditions | Academic achievement | Academic achievement -- Sex differencesOnline resources: Inhaltsverzeichnis | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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| University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi Main Library | Circ LC3993.2 .F818 2012 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The policy context: educational standards and human capital -- Conceptualising high achievement: theoretical perspectives on social identity and achievement -- Enabling high achievement: the shared practices of high achieving pupils -- Boffins and geeks: the social consequences for young people constructed as too hardworking -- The challenge of balance: anxieties concerning the tension between high achievement and popularity -- High achieving and popular: the ideal neoliberal subject? -- The classroom practices adopted by pupils accomplishing popularity and high achievement -- Implications for schools.
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