Boys, literacies, and schooling

Michele Knobel, Chris Bigum, Colin Lankshear

"Current debates about boys and schooling in many Western nations are increasingly characterized by a sense of crisis as government reports, academic research and the day to day experiences of teachers combine to indicate that: boys are consistently underperforming in literacy; boys are continuing to opt out of English and humanities; boys represent the majority of behaviour problems and counselling referrals; and boys receive a disproportionate amount of special education support." "This book responds to the complexity of the current debates associated with boys, gender reform, literacy and schooling by offering a clear map of the current context, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the various competing solutions put forward, and outlining a range of practical classroom interventions designed for dealing with the boys/literacy crisis. The authors consider the ways in which...

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