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O'Brien, Maeve – Gender and Education, 2003
Explored how Irish girls from different social classes negotiated the transition from elementary to secondary education and how their classed and gendered identities were produced and reproduced during the transition. The transition was especially challenging for working class girls who experienced emotional pain and loss in leaving familiar…
Descriptors: Femininity, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Homework