The gender politics of the school uniform
SOURCE: Was it something I wore?: dress identity materiality
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Diko
SOURCE EDITOR(S): R.Moletsane, C.Mitchell, A.Smith
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, GENDER EQUALITY, IDENTITY, SCHOOL UNIFORM
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7289
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3392
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3392
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Diko
SOURCE EDITOR(S): R.Moletsane, C.Mitchell, A.Smith
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, GENDER EQUALITY, IDENTITY, SCHOOL UNIFORM
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7289
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3392
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3392
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Abstract
This chapter draws on memory work as well as on fieldwork in contemporary South African high schools in order to investigate the significance of school uniforms in the context of gender equality in this country.-
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