Buy the Kindle mobi for $89.00, or the hardback book at Amazon or Palgrave for $99.99. Or, get the digital version of
A Girl's Education: Schooling and the Formation of Gender, Identities and Future Visions, by Judith Gill and Katharine Esson, directly from Palgrave in their "Deal of the Day," for only
$9.99!
Students, you might want check your required book list for any summer classes that you're taking that might be related to the subject of this book. This (as most, if not all, of the Palgrave books that I've seen) seems to be the type of books often used for textbooks or "required reading."
For those who will not be students this summer, you may be interested in reading the book simply because you're interested in the subject. Here's the description of the book, from Palgrave:
This book argues that educators and the general public have become complacent about girls’ education as a consequence of the more recent fuss about problems for boys. After an analysis of persistent disquiet about girls’ lifestyles, it uses theories of gender and education to demonstrate that girls are being produced in contradictory ways in current schooling. Many girls develop a sense of themselves through close connection with friendship groups but schooling processes typically require them to adopt the position of competitors in the end-of-school rankings and to act out their individualized positions in imagining themselves into the future. Ultimately the work offers insight and understanding leading to a less divisive educational pathway for girls.
Sincerely trying not to tip my hand as to where my views may lie, I simply will say that the opinions expressed in this book are almost certainly left of center.
Find out much more about the ebook, and purchase it if you're so inclined, at
this webpage.
I won't regurgitate what I've said before, but based upon previous offers such as this by Palgrave,
this deal is subject to end at nearly any time.