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Renold, Emma; Allan, Alexandra – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
This paper refocuses attention on and problematizes girls' experiences of school achievement and the construction of schoolgirl femininities. In particular, it centres on the relatively neglected experiences and identity work of high achieving primary school girls. Drawing upon ethnographic data (observations, interviews, and pupil diaries) from a…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Ethnography, Diaries