Feminisms in Education: An Introduction

"This timely book takes stock of past and present feministeducational thinking and practice in Britain. It is the range and clarity of the descriptions of past feminist activities in education, combined with an unflinching engagement with the complexities of contemporary feminist ideas, that make this book essential reading for a wide range of people. Weiner's style is direct and intellectually interactive." - Gender and Education "Weiner's wealth and variety of experience within the state education systemhas generated an unusually thorough, comprehensive and timely analysis, with a useful index and impressive bibliography." - SocialScience Teacher "As an introduction to the history of feminist educational thought and practice, this is a useful and comprehensive book - British Journal of Educational Psychology (BPS Journal) "...a must for every student interested in educational issues from a feminist point of view." - European Journal of Womens Studies