Problem Girls: Understanding and Supporting Troubled and Troublesome Girls and Young Women - Hardcover

Lloyd, Gwynedd

 
9780415303132: Problem Girls: Understanding and Supporting Troubled and Troublesome Girls and Young Women
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415303133 ISBN 13: 9780415303132
Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

This book explores the issues surrounding girls and young women who are seen as troubled or troublesome. It sets out to further our understanding of young women who face or cause difficulties, offering a diverse and complex view.

Recognising the increasing importance of schools as the primary source of support for girls and young women, the chapters discuss the implications for practice of teachers and other professionals, covering important issues like:

  • girls' classroom behaviour
  • mental health problems
  • violence and sexuality
  • exclusion and community offences.

By presenting a range of theoretical perspectives, readers of this book will be encouraged to reflect on what underpins the actions of girls and young women and take their voices seriously. It will be essential reading for practitioners and professionals in Education, as well as students and academics in the field.

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About the Author

Gwynedd Lloyd is Senior Lecturer at Moray House Institute of Education, Univeristy of Edinburgh

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415303133
ISBN 13 
9780415303132
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
212

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