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About the work. The Private Schooling of Girls: Past and Present (ISBN 9780713001860) is a landmark examination of how elite education for girls has evolved from its earliest institutions to modern times, tracing social, cultural, and pedagogical shifts with nuance and rigor.
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Delving into historical practices and contemporary realities, the book surveys the development of girls’ private education, analyzing curricula, class dynamics, gender expectations, and the shaping of female identity within schooling. It blends archival research with reflective critique to reveal how institutions both restricted and empowered girls’ intellectual and social trajectories, offering a lucid account of continuity and change across generations.
About the author
Geoffrey Walford, a distinguished scholar in the field of educational sociology, brings decades of research on schooling, social class, and gender to this work. His insightful synthesis of historical inquiry and contemporary analysis reflects deep-field experience, methodological rigor, and a commitment to uncovering how educational structures illuminate broader social patterns.
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The book presents a thorough, historically informed portrait of girls’ private schooling, highlighting enduring tensions between tradition and reform and their implications for female opportunity.

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ISBN: 9780713001860
Hitherto only a small proportion of the research on private education has been on the schooling of girls. Debate on the subject, while often heated, even prejudiced, proceeds largely in i… More...

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The Private Schooling of Girls: Past and Present (Woburn Education Series) - Paperback1993, ISBN: 9780713001860
Routledge, Taschenbuch, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-01-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1 kg, Verwaltung, Pädagogik, Fachbücher, Kategorien, Bücher, Schule & Lernen, Fremdsprachige Büc… More...

1993
ISBN: 9780713001860
Paperback
Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-01-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.45 kg, Education, Science, Nature & Maths, Subjects, Books, Education Studies, Polit… More...

1993, ISBN: 0713001860
[EAN: 9780713001860], Gebraucht, [SC: 5.33], [PU: The Woburn Press], EDUCATION, Jacket, This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has h… More...

1993, ISBN: 0713001860
[EAN: 9780713001860], Neubuch, [SC: 5.83], [PU: Taylor & Francis 1993-03-01, London], Language: ENG, Books
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About the work
About the work. The Private Schooling of Girls: Past and Present (ISBN 9780713001860) is a landmark examination of how elite education for girls has evolved from its earliest institutions to modern times, tracing social, cultural, and pedagogical shifts with nuance and rigor.
Summary
Delving into historical practices and contemporary realities, the book surveys the development of girls’ private education, analyzing curricula, class dynamics, gender expectations, and the shaping of female identity within schooling. It blends archival research with reflective critique to reveal how institutions both restricted and empowered girls’ intellectual and social trajectories, offering a lucid account of continuity and change across generations.
About the author
Geoffrey Walford, a distinguished scholar in the field of educational sociology, brings decades of research on schooling, social class, and gender to this work. His insightful synthesis of historical inquiry and contemporary analysis reflects deep-field experience, methodological rigor, and a commitment to uncovering how educational structures illuminate broader social patterns.
In brief
The book presents a thorough, historically informed portrait of girls’ private schooling, highlighting enduring tensions between tradition and reform and their implications for female opportunity.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780713001860
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0713001860
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Paperback
Publishing year: 1993
Publisher: Routledge
224 Pages
Weight: 0,386 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0713001860
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0-7130-0186-0, 978-0-7130-0186-0
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