An exploration of the perceptions of future 'eminence' among high-achieving secondary schoolgirls, through 'possible selves' narratives
In the UK, girls perform highly at secondary school; they have been the success story of education in recent times. However, they also make up only 17% of ‘top jobs’ in the FTSE 100 in the UK (Martinson, 2012); are completely outnumbered in Westminster (22% of UK MPs) and constitute only 13.6% of se...
Main Author: | Jackets, Kristina |
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Other Authors: | Shaughnessy, Julie ; Healy, Mary ; Mahony, Pat |
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University of Roehampton
2015
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.682710 |
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