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• Winner of Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize 2013 (UK)

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9781441121561

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'Givencurrent obsessions with school achievement, The Identities andPractices of High Achieving Pupils makes compelling reading. In providing a much needed sociological studyof high achieving students and sociability, this wonderfully theorised book troublesthe notion of 'achievement', challenges many of the assumptions relating togender and achievement, andprovokes questions about the very purposes of schooling. The richness of thestudent voices, the nuanced analyses of these voices and the attention given tothe practical implications of the research will ensure that this book appealsto a wide-ranging audience.' Martin Mills, Professor of Education, University ofQueensland, Australia

'This important and illuminating book will be invaluableto anyone working with high-attaining students. The elucidation of thecomplexities of these students' social worlds, and of how they balance socialacceptance with educational attainment, makes for fascinating reading.' Carrie Paechter, Professor of Education, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

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Becky Francis is Professor of Education at King's College, London, UK. Christine Skelton is Professor of Gender Equality in Education at University of Birmingham, UK. Barbara Read is Reader in Education at the University of Glasgow, UK.

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