Fitting In or Fabulously Smart?
In this chapter, we explore tensions in smart girls’ lives by focusing on how girls and boys negotiate gender and peer culture. While girls are deemed to be the new dominant sex in education and beyond, we offer stories that illustrate the strategies girls used in order to negotiate their smart identities. We explore the challenges of a smart girl identity in relation to popularity, sexual desirability, fitting in, and standing out. We also explore the strategic negotiations of girls in contrast to boys, who used different tactics to manage their academic success.
2003 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 147-174
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1990 ◽
Vol 48
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pp. 56-57
2019 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 1257-1267
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Forum: Morphological Awareness as a Key Factor in Language-Literacy Success for Academic Achievement
2020 ◽
Vol 51
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pp. 509-513
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Vol 2
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pp. 49-56