Feminism and the Classroom Teacher

Amanda Coffey lectures in Sociology and Research Methods at Cardiff University. Her research interests include gender and education, the sociology of the professions and young people and citizenship. She is the author of several books and has published in a range of journals and edited collections.Sara Delamont is Reader ain Sociology ant Cardiff University . She has published extensively on social interaction in schools and classrooms, women intellectuals, and the anthropology of contemporary Europe.

• 1.Feminisms, Post-Feminisms and Post-Modernism 2. Classroom Life: the Everyday Work of the Teacher 3. (Re)producing and (Re)defining Knowledge(s) 4.Gender and the Teacher's Career 5.Experiences and Biographies 6. Recruitment, Initial Training and Socialization 7.The Foremothers of Today's Teachers 8.Understanding the Profession 9.The Research Agenda Conclusion