Being "Nuff" and "Scudding Class": Exploring Girls' and Boys' Perceptions of Popularity, Gender and Achievement in Antiguan Secondary Schools

Autor/in	Cobbett, Mary
Titel	Being "Nuff" and "Scudding Class": Exploring Girls' and Boys' Perceptions of Popularity, Gender and Achievement in Antiguan Secondary Schools
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 40 (2014) 1, S.45-62 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1002/berj.3027
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Peer Acceptance; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Secondary School Students; Gender Issues; Student Attitudes; Perception; Antigua and Barbuda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Sekundarschüler; Geschlechterfrage; Schülerverhalten; Wahrnehmung; Antigua und Barbuda
Abstract	This paper will report on the findings from classroom observations and focus group discussions conducted on the topic of popularity and fitting in at school with girls and boys from four government secondary schools in Antigua. The findings show that whilst boys did experience difficulties negotiating academic success and acceptable masculinities, the consensus was that popularity was associated with low achievement for both girls and boys. However, there was evidence that "some" girls were able to work hard and maintain better peer relations than other high achieving students, but that this "balancing" required conformity to hetero-feminine norms as well as the espousal of rigid views about what girls can and can't do. This suggests that real equality is far from being reached. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10