Publisher's Synopsis
The "Key Issues in Education" series gives students, teachers, researchers and policy makers concise, authoritative guides to key debates in education today. Each book shows how new research in both the social sciences and education can contribute to our understanding of education policy and practice.;Women constitute 75% of primary teachers, yet the majority of headteachers are men. In this study Julia Evetts investigates the experiences of women in primary teaching and examines the levels of promotion achieved by men and women in the profession.;Using extracts from women's accounts of their own career histories, "Women in Primary Teaching" analyses both the contexts in which careers are constructed and the strategies that are devised by women pursuing careers. The author examines the extent to which women are faced with a dilemma of dual commitments not experienced by man - the juggling of home and family with teaching work. What effect do interruptions in service and continued family management have on a career? How do women's attitudes to promotion differ from men's and in what manner is promotion sought - if at all? In addressing these questions, "Women in Primary Teaching" will be of interest to anyone involved in the study of women and work, and particularly useful to practising and student teachers.
