Wise and foolish virgins [ white women at work in the feminized world of primary school teaching

"Wise and Foolish Virgins: White Women at Work in the Feminized World of Primary School Teaching by Sally Campbell Galman asks the question, what does it mean for an entire profession to be numerically dominated by white women, and what is the relationship between teacher preparation and profes...

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Main Author: Galman, Sally Campbell (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington books , c2012
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505 0 |a 1. The windy side of care : doing the work of love -- 2. No other but a woman's reason : teaching, work, girls, and girl culture -- 3. Seeking to understand : methods of inquiry -- 4. The moral careers of wives, mothers, and others: mountain university -- 5. Divining the hand of destiny : valley university -- 6. Planning for temporary experience and other horizons : prairie college -- 7. For goodness sake, consider what you do : teachers educators and preparation for literal and moral careers -- 8. Sweet are the uses of adversity : wise fools, radical love, and resistance 
520 |a "Wise and Foolish Virgins: White Women at Work in the Feminized World of Primary School Teaching by Sally Campbell Galman asks the question, what does it mean for an entire profession to be numerically dominated by white women, and what is the relationship between teacher preparation and professional feminization? Galman provides a sharp, unflinching look at the landscape of a profession on the verge of transformation and offers a frank assessment of where teacher education must go in order to maintain its relevance in the new economy. " 
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