TY  - BOOK
AU  - Skelton,Christine
TI  - Schooling the boys: masculinities and primary education 
T2  - Educating boys, learning gender
SN  - 0335206956
AV  - LC1390. S54 2001
U1  - 372.18210941 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Buckingham [England], Philadelphia, Pa.
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Boys
KW  - Education (Elementary)
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Underachievers
KW  - Sex differences in education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-198) and index; Series editors' introduction --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Part 1; Context and theoretical perspectives --; 1; A history of boys' schooling --; 2; Theorizing masculinities --; 3; Boys and primary schooling: a feminist perspective --; Part 2; Inside the primary classroom --; 4; Primary schools and local communities --; 5; Being a (school) boy --; 6; Male teachers and primary schools --; 7; Heterosexuality in the primary classroom --; 8; Conclusion: gender in the primary classroom --; References --; Index
N2  - "This book explores where masculinity is in primary schools. It has been argued by some commentators that a contributory factor to boys' underachievement is the predominance of women teachers in primary schools which has led to classroom management and teaching styles which "favour" girls. As this book shows, primary schools produce a range of masculinities for pupils to draw on. A number of questions are raised: what are the tensions for boys between what the school expects from them as "school pupils" and how they are drawn to behave as a "boy"? How does a primary school produce certain masculine styles in its day-to-day routines? In what ways do girls respond to male practices and behaviours in the primary school classroom? The book aims to provide readers with an understanding of the background literature on boys and schooling, an insight into "masculinity-making" in primary schools, and to offer strategies for developing gender-relevant programmes."--BOOK JACKET
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