Becky Francis is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Post-Compulsory Education, University of Greenwich. Her research interests include gender identity construction in education, gender and achievement, feminist theory and policy development in nurse education.

'... deserves to be widely bought and used in classrooms and teacher training.' - The Times Educational Supplement'Becky Francis provides us with a very clear and level-headed account of these debates and her own reflections on them. She has written a most thoughtful and carefully researched book ... This is an excellent book.' - Miriam E. David, Educational Review

• Introduction 1.Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates 2.Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity 3.Gendered Classroom Culture 4.Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status 5.Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship 6.Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives 7.Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour 8.Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status 9.Teaching Strategies for the Future

Becky Francis is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Post-Compulsory Education, University of Greenwich. Her research interests include gender identity construction in education, gender and achievement, feminist theory and policy development in nurse education.

'... deserves to be widely bought and used in classrooms and teacher training.' - The Times Educational Supplement'Becky Francis provides us with a very clear and level-headed account of these debates and her own reflections on them. She has written a most thoughtful and carefully researched book ... This is an excellent book.' - Miriam E. David, Educational Review

• Introduction 1.Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates 2.Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity 3.Gendered Classroom Culture 4.Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status 5.Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship 6.Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives 7.Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour 8.Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status 9.Teaching Strategies for the Future

Becky Francis is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Post-Compulsory Education, University of Greenwich. Her research interests include gender identity construction in education, gender and achievement, feminist theory and policy development in nurse education.

'... deserves to be widely bought and used in classrooms and teacher training.' - The Times Educational Supplement'Becky Francis provides us with a very clear and level-headed account of these debates and her own reflections on them. She has written a most thoughtful and carefully researched book ... This is an excellent book.' - Miriam E. David, Educational Review

• Introduction 1.Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates 2.Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity 3.Gendered Classroom Culture 4.Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status 5.Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship 6.Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives 7.Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour 8.Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status 9.Teaching Strategies for the Future