Identities and Practices of High Achieving Pupils: Negotiating Achievement and Peer Cultures

Contributor(s): Francis, Becky (Author), Read, Barbara (Author), Skelton, Christine (Author)

ISBN: 9781441121561

Publisher: Continuum

Binding Types:

Paperback

$59.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$72.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$71.70 (100+ copies: $70.95)

List/retail price:

$59.95

Pub Date: April 5, 2012

Dewey: 371.95

LCCN: 2011024514

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.60" H x 9.10" L x 6.10" W ( 0.80 lbs) 216 pages

BISAC Categories:

Education | Special Education | Learning Disabilities | Gifted | Organizations and Institutions

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Addresses the tension between high achievement and popularity in secondary schools, exploring the sociological impact of this in the lives of young people.

Brief description: Barbara Read is Reader in Education at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Review Quotes: "Winner of the Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize 2013" --The Society for Educational Studies

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