What about The Boys?
1st Edition
0335232248
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9780335232246
© 2001 | Published: October 16, 2001
* How can teachers address the challenge of educating boys for life in the 21st century?* What aspects of schooling are particularly problematic for boys?* How do issues of class, race and sexuality impact upon boys educational experiences?This edite…
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Preface
'What about the boys?'
an overiew of the debates
The significance of teaching English boys
exploring social change, modern schooling and the making of masculinities
Rethinking masculinities
new ideas for schooling boys
Pushing it to the max
interrogating the risky business of being a boy
Challenging boys
addressing issues of masculinity within a gender equity framework
'Powerful people aren't usually real kind, friendly, open people!'
boys interrogating masculinities at school
Boyz' own stories
masculinities and sexualities in schools
'Learning to laugh?'
a study of schoolboy humour in the English secondary school
Sad, bad or sexy boys'
girls talk in and out of the classroom
Transgressing the masculine
African-American boys and the failure of schools
'Someone has to go through'
indigenous boys, staying on at school and negotiating masculinities
Naughty boys at school
perspectives on boys and discipline
Boys will be boys
Maths talk is boys' talk
constructing masculinitiy in school mathematics
Boys, books and breaking boundaries
developing literacy in and out of school
'I like smashing people, and I like getting smashed myself'
addressing issues of masculinity in physical education and sport
Index.
'What about the boys?'
an overiew of the debates
The significance of teaching English boys
exploring social change, modern schooling and the making of masculinities
Rethinking masculinities
new ideas for schooling boys
Pushing it to the max
interrogating the risky business of being a boy
Challenging boys
addressing issues of masculinity within a gender equity framework
'Powerful people aren't usually real kind, friendly, open people!'
boys interrogating masculinities at school
Boyz' own stories
masculinities and sexualities in schools
'Learning to laugh?'
a study of schoolboy humour in the English secondary school
Sad, bad or sexy boys'
girls talk in and out of the classroom
Transgressing the masculine
African-American boys and the failure of schools
'Someone has to go through'
indigenous boys, staying on at school and negotiating masculinities
Naughty boys at school
perspectives on boys and discipline
Boys will be boys
Maths talk is boys' talk
constructing masculinitiy in school mathematics
Boys, books and breaking boundaries
developing literacy in and out of school
'I like smashing people, and I like getting smashed myself'
addressing issues of masculinity in physical education and sport
Index.
* How can teachers address the challenge of educating boys for life in the 21st century?
* What aspects of schooling are particularly problematic for boys?
* How do issues of class, race and sexuality impact upon boys educational experiences?
This edited collection brings together leading researchers from Australia, United Kingdom and the United States to explore issues of boys, schooling and masculinities within the context of the current concern about the education of boys. The contributors draw on detailed empirical research to highlight some important issues that are not addressed in public debates about boys in the media. Chapter topics include international perspectives on debates about boys; teaching boys; programs for boys in schools; boys and risk taking; boys and discipline; boys and sexuality; Afro-American boys; indigenous boys in Australian schools; boys and reading; boys and maths; boys, dance and sport; boys and science; girls' talk about boys. The book will be important and compelling reading for all teachers concerned with the education of boys.
* What aspects of schooling are particularly problematic for boys?
* How do issues of class, race and sexuality impact upon boys educational experiences?
This edited collection brings together leading researchers from Australia, United Kingdom and the United States to explore issues of boys, schooling and masculinities within the context of the current concern about the education of boys. The contributors draw on detailed empirical research to highlight some important issues that are not addressed in public debates about boys in the media. Chapter topics include international perspectives on debates about boys; teaching boys; programs for boys in schools; boys and risk taking; boys and discipline; boys and sexuality; Afro-American boys; indigenous boys in Australian schools; boys and reading; boys and maths; boys, dance and sport; boys and science; girls' talk about boys. The book will be important and compelling reading for all teachers concerned with the education of boys.