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Klappentext * 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. Zusammenfassung Explores issues of boys, schooling and masculinities within the context of the concern about the education of boys. This book includes topics such as international perspectives on debates about boys; teaching boys; programs for boys in schools; boys and risk taking; boys and discipline; boys and sexuality; and, Afro-American boys. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. ...
