Aspiring Girls: Great Expectations or Impossible Dreams?

Autor/inn/en	Richards, Gill; Posnett, Carol
Titel	Aspiring Girls: Great Expectations or Impossible Dreams?
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 38 (2012) 3, S.249-259 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
DOI	10.1080/03055698.2011.598682
Schlagwörter	Females; Womens Education; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Foreign Countries; Grade 6; Grade 11; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; School Culture; Environmental Influences; Working Class; Interviews; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Sekundarschüler; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Arbeiterklasse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study explores girls' aspirations for their future. The context was an ex-coalmining area where concerns had been raised by the local authority about the levels of girls' achievement. The focus of the research was the views of Year 6 girls as they prepared for their transition to secondary school and Year 11 girls as they prepared for their transition to post-compulsory school life. Perspectives of their staff were also sought, focusing on the impact of school and its community on girls' aspirations. Findings indicated that while the aspirations of the primary school girls were similar, those of the secondary girls differed significantly. Staff viewed this as reflective of the local context and school ethos. These responses offer a basis on which schools could build strategies to increase aspirations and provide support towards their achievement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10