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...

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Main Author: Jackets, Kristina
Other Authors: Shaughnessy, Julie ; Healy, Mary ; Mahony, Pat
Published: 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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