Boys And Schooling

Author : Matt Pinkett,Mark Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351163705

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Boys Don't Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools by Matt Pinkett,Mark Roberts Pdf

There is a significant problem in our schools: too many boys are struggling. The list of things to concern teachers is long. Disappointing academic results, a lack of interest in studying, higher exclusion rates, increasing mental health issues, sexist attitudes, an inability to express emotions.... Traditional ideas about masculinity are having a negative impact, not only on males, but females too. In this ground-breaking book, Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts argue that schools must rethink their efforts to get boys back on track. Boys Don’t Try? examines the research around key topics such as anxiety and achievement, behaviour and bullying, schoolwork and self-esteem. It encourages the reader to reflect on how they define masculinity and consider what we want for boys in our schools. Offering practical quick wins, as well as long-term strategies to help boys become happier and achieve greater academic success, the book: offers ways to avoid problematic behaviour by boys and tips to help teachers address poor behaviour when it happens highlights key areas of pastoral care that need to be recognised by schools exposes how popular approaches to "engaging" boys are actually misguided and damaging details how issues like disadvantage, relationships, violence, peer pressure, and pornography affect boys’ perceptions of masculinity and how teachers can challenge these. With an easy-to-navigate three-part structure for each chapter, setting out the stories, key research, and practical solutions, this is essential reading for all classroom teachers and school leaders who are keen to ensure male students enjoy the same success as girls.

Author : Paul Connolly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134427468

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Boys and Schooling in the Early Years by Paul Connolly Pdf

Boys' underachievement in education has now become a global concern, taxing the minds of governments across the Western world. Boys and Schooling in the Early Years represents the first major study of its kind to focus specifically on young boys and achievement. It makes a powerful argument for the need to begin tackling the problem of boys' lower educational performance in the early years. This book includes one of the most detailed and up-to-date analyses of national evidence regarding gender differences in educational achievement - from the early years through to the end of compulsory schooling. Together with original and in-depth case studies that vividly capture the differing experiences and perspectives of 5-6 year old boys, the book sets out the nature of the problems facing them in education and highlights a number of practical ways in which these issues can begin to be addressed. This is essential reading for all those working in the early years, who are concerned about boys' lower levels of achievement, and want to know what they can do about it.

Author : Cornelius H. Riordan
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807729930

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Girls and Boys in School by Cornelius H. Riordan Pdf

Author : Raymond S. Moore,Dorothy N. Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031405983

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School Can Wait by Raymond S. Moore,Dorothy N. Moore Pdf

Many young children are in desperate need of help. We offer this book as a solution to many of their problems. The result of a $257,000 federal grant, School Can Wait, a thoroughly documented study, cuts through conventional wisdom to underscore the importance of unbroken continuity of parental attachment wherever possible and the dangers of formal schooling until at least age eight to ten. - Back cover.

Author : John Whelen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136803963

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Boys and Their Schooling by John Whelen Pdf

This book re-evaluates the debate over why so many boys are failing at school, moving it from a focus on gender construction and the panic about achievement to the broader question of what it is to experience being schooled as a boy in the new liberal educational environment.

Author : Dr Elaine Millard,Elaine Millard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135713881

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Differently Literate by Dr Elaine Millard,Elaine Millard Pdf

Presents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline of the theoretical debates on gender difference and academic achievement.

Author : Kathleen Palmer Cleveland
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416613268

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Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School by Kathleen Palmer Cleveland Pdf

Learn how you can move underachieving boys from a position of weakness to one of strength using the Pathways to Re-Engagement model, which incorporates research findings and insights from the author's own experience.

Author : Barrie Thorne
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Education
ISBN : 0813519233

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Gender Play by Barrie Thorne Pdf

You see it in every schoolyard: the girls play only with the girls, the boys play only with the boys. Why? And what do the kids think about this? Breaking with familiar conventions for thinking about children and gender, Gender Play develops fresh insights into the everyday social worlds of kids in elementary schools in the United States. Barrie Thorne draws on her daily observations in the classroom and on the playground to show how children construct and experience gender in school. With rich detail, she looks at the "play of gender" in the organization of groups of kids and activities - activities such as "chase-and-kiss," "cooties," "goin' with" and teasing. Thorne observes children in schools in working-class communities, emphasizing the experiences of fourth and fifth graders. Most of the children she observed were white, but a sizable minority were Latino, Chicano, or African American. Thorne argues that the organization and meaning of gender are influenced by age, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and social class, and that they shift with social context. She sees gender identity not through the lens of individual socialization or difference, but rather as a social process involving groups of children. Thorne takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery, provides new insights about children, and offers teachers practical suggestions for increasing cooperative mixed-gender interaction.

Author : Francis Wardle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 094270228X

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Oh Boy! by Francis Wardle Pdf

Author : Richard Whitmire
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780814420362

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Why Boys Fail by Richard Whitmire Pdf

This book takes a hard look at how this ominous reality came to be, how it has worsened in recent years, and why attempts to resolve it often devolve into finger-pointing and polarizing politics. The signs and statistics are undeniable: boys are falling behind in school. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the biggest culprits are not video games, pop culture, or female-dominated schools biased toward girls. The real problem is that boys have been thrust into a bewildering new school environment that demands high-level reading and writing skills long before they can handle them. In Why Boys Fail, you will understand this misunderstood problem and uncover schools that are getting it right by boosting literacy among the entire student body, using: data,interviews,case studies,and clearheaded analysis Amidst the alarming proof of failure among boys, there are also inspiring case studies of schools where something is going right. Each has come up with realistic ways to make sure that every student-male and female-has the tools to succeed in school and later in life. Educators and parents alike will take heart in these promising developments and heed the book's call to action, not only to demand solutions but also to help create them for their own students and children.

Author : Michael Reichert,Richard Hawley
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470532782

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Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys by Michael Reichert,Richard Hawley Pdf

Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that both validates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension to their impact. The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities for all content areas that have proven successful with male students Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessons and strategies most engage boys in the classroom Has been described as the missing link that our schools need for the better education of boys

Author : Gurian Michael,Kathy Stevens
Publisher : Wiley + ORM
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781118041116

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The Minds of Boys by Gurian Michael,Kathy Stevens Pdf

Michael Gurian's blockbuster bestseller The Wonder of Boys is the bible for mothers, fathers, and educators on how to understand and raise boys. It has sold over 400,000 copies, been translated into 17 languages, and sells over 25,000 every year, which is more than any other book on boys in history. To follow up on this first book, which launched the boy's movement, he has now written this revolutionary new book which confronts what he and a lot of other parents and teachers in this country truly believe to be a "boy's crisis". Here are the facts: Boys today are simply not learning as well as girls Boys receive 70% of the Ds and Fs given all students Boys cause 90% of classroom discipline problems 80% of all high school dropouts are boys Millions of American boys are on Ritalin and other mind-bending control drugs Only 40% of college students are boys And three out of four learning disabled students are boys So what can we do? Gurian has the answer in this enormously fascinating and practical book which shows parents and teachers how to help boys overcome their current classroom obstacles by helping to create the proper learning environment, understand how to help boys work with their unique natural gifts, nurture and expand every bit of their potential, and enabling them to succeed in life the way they ought to. Gurian presents a whole new way of solving the problem based on the success of his program in schools across the country, the latest research and application of neuro-biological research on how boys' brains actually work and how they can learn very well if they're properly taught. Anyone who cares about the future of our boys must read this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Boys
ISBN : 1863665420

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Boys, Literacy and Schooling by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julia Grant
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421412597

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The Boy Problem by Julia Grant Pdf

A historical perspective on the factors affecting boys’ relationships with school and the criminal justice system. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice America’s educational system has a problem with boys, and it’s nothing new. The question of what to do with boys—the “boy problem”—has vexed educators and social commentators for more than a century. Contemporary debates about poor academic performance of boys, especially those of color, point to a myriad of reasons: inadequate and punitive schools, broken families, poverty, and cultural conflicts. Julia Grant offers a historical perspective on these debates and reveals that it is a perennial issue in American schooling that says much about gender and education today. Since the birth of compulsory schooling, educators have contended with what exactly to do with boys of immigrant, poor, minority backgrounds. Initially, public schools developed vocational education and organized athletics and technical schools as well as evening and summer continuation schools in response to the concern that the American culture of masculinity devalued academic success in school. Urban educators sought ways to deal with the "bad boys"—almost exclusively poor, immigrant, or migrant—who skipped school, exhibited behavioral problems when they attended, and sometimes landed in special education classes and reformatory institutions. The problems these boys posed led to accommodations in public education and juvenile justice system. This historical study sheds light on contemporary concerns over the academic performance of boys of color who now flounder in school or languish in the juvenile justice system. Grant's cogent analysis will interest education policy-makers and educators, as well as scholars of the history of education, childhood, gender studies, American studies, and urban history.

Author : Christina Hoff Sommers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439126585

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The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers Pdf

An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it’s time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called “provocative and controversial...impassioned and articulate” (The Christian Science Monitor), this edition of The War Against Boys offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. The War Against Boys is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive.