An examination of the ways in which gender intersects with informal and formal education in England, Germany, Indonesia, South Africa, USA and the Netherlands. The book looks at various issues including: citizenship; authority; colonialism and education; and the construction of national identities.

About the Author
Joyce Goodman is Reader in History of Education at King Alfred's College, Winchester, where she is Director of the Centre for Pedagogical Studies. She has recently published Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women since 1800 (Routledge). She is Co-Director of a research project funded by the Spencer Foundation (USA) investigating Women and the Governance of Girls' Secondary Schools 1870-1990. Jane Martin is a senior lecturer in Sociology at University College, Northampton. She has published Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England (1999) and is presently writing a co-authored book on Women and Education 1800-1980.


Book Information
ISBN 9780713040463
Author Joyce Goodman
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Routledge Falmer
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 550g