268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Persistently cheeky, disruptive, even aggressive boys can be found in classrooms everywhere, as can the victims of bullying. These boys' behaviours often pose a problem to themselves as well as to others. As the hotly contested debates about boys' education swirl around them, what can teachers actually do to improve boys' performance in the classroom? Teaching Boys provides a practical... Read more
Series editor's foreword (Bob Lingard)
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Gender justice and teaching boys
2. Boys and productive pedagogies
3. Jennifer: A fresh look at taken-for-granted ways of being
4. Ross: Afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted
5. Rachel: Challenging 'power-driven' notions of being male
6. Monica: Schooling children for life beyond school
7. Practices of persistence and hope
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Gender justice and teaching boys
2. Boys and productive pedagogies
3. Jennifer: A fresh look at taken-for-granted ways of being
4. Ross: Afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted
5. Rachel: Challenging 'power-driven' notions of being male
6. Monica: Schooling children for life beyond school
7. Practices of persistence and hope
References
Index
Biography
Amanda Keddie is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Queensland. Her research interests and teaching areas focus on pedagogy, curriculum and educational sociology.
Martin Mills is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland. He has written several books, and is co-author of Teachers and Schooling Making a Difference.
