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

Gwynedd Lloyd

ISBN 10: 0415303141 / ISBN 13: 9780415303149

Published by Routledge 2005-04-07, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problem Girls: Understanding and Supporting Troubled and Troublesome Girls and Young Women
• Publisher: Routledge 2005-04-07
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415303141
• ISBN 13: 9780415303149
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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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.

About the Author

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