Allan, Elizabeth J., 1964-

Policy discourses, gender, and education : constructing women's status / Elizabeth J. Allan. - xii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in education ; 11 . - Routledge research in education ; 11. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

Discourse, power, and knowledge : the making of subject positions -- Unthinking policy : why policy discourse analysis? -- Shaping policy discourse analysis : a hybrid methodology -- Doing policy discourse analysis : an illustration -- University women's commissions and women's status : an introduction -- The outsider : policy discourse analysis and women's access to higher education -- The vulnerable outsider : policy discourse analysis and women's safety on campus -- Achieving women : shaping the professional subject -- Discourse and identity differences : constructing women's status -- Unthinking and re/thinking : insights from policy discourses of university women's commissions -- Policy discourse analysis : limits and possibilities.

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Sex discrimination in education
Women in education
Sex role
Race
National characteristics

LC212 / .A45 2008

371.822