TY - BOOK AU - Francis,Becky AU - Skelton,Christine AU - Read,Barbara TI - The identities and practices of high-achieving pupils: negotiating achievement and peer cultures SN - 9781441157195 (hardcover) AV - LC3993.2 .F73 2012 U1 - 371.95 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - Gifted children KW - Education KW - Social conditions KW - Academic achievement KW - Sex differences N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The policy context: educational standards and human capital -- Conceptualising high achievement: theoretical perspectives on social identity and achievement -- Enabling high achievement: the shared practices of high achieving pupils -- Boffins and geeks: the social consequences for young people constructed as too hardworking -- The challenge of balance: anxieties concerning the tension between high achievement and popularity -- High achieving and popular: the ideal neoliberal subject? -- The classroom practices adopted by pupils accomplishing popularity and high achievement -- Implications for schools UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=024596067&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ER -