Breaking through barriers to boys' achievement : developing a caring masculinity /: developing a caring masculinity. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gary Wilson.
• Authors: Wilson, Gary, 1951-
• Contents: 1. Lack of independence prior to starting school/ 2. Less developed linguistically on entry to school/ 3. Forced to read and write before being physically or emotionally ready/ 4. Playtimes tend to be hyperphysical and 'boysterous'/ 5. Many writing activities perceived as irrelevant and unimportant/ 6. Dif!culties with structuring written work/ 7. Reticence about spending time on planning and preparation/ 8. Reading !ction perceived as a female province/ 9. Teacher talk and teacher expectations: gender bias/ 10. Emotional intelligence issues/ 11 Mismatch of teaching styles to preferred ways of learning/ 12 Lack of opportunities for refection/ 13 Pupil grouping/ 14 Inappropriate seating arrangements/ 15 Ineffective group-work/ 16 Peer pressure/ 17 Inappropriate reward systems and lack of positive achievement culture/ 18 The laddish culture/ 19 The infuence of street culture/ 20 Mismatch between assessment/examination methods and preferred ways of working/ 21 Lack of positive male role models/ 22 The use of non-performance enhancing drugs/ 23 Low self-esteem and limiting self-beliefs/ 24 Lack of engagement with the life of the school/ 25 Homophobic bullying/ 26 Parents' lack of understanding of the role that they can play/ 27 Intervention occurring too late/ 28 Teachers' lack of awareness of the barriers to boys' learning.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Education
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (152 pages)
• Subjects: 371.823410941; Boys -- Education -- Great Britain; Academic achievement -- Great Britain; Masculinity; Sex differences in education -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408193556; 1408193558
• Related ISBNs: 9781408193549
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.