Understanding the Boys

Attention is given to general aspects of learning and assessment before examining the response of boys to specific subjects within the curriculum. Personal, social and health education concerns are addressed.

John Head is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at King's College London. A former secondary school teacher, he has undertaken research into aspects of gender and education for twenty years, most recently with respect to the issues of underachievement and behaviour of boys. Through in-service work with teachers, he has been concerned to develop practical strategies for classroom use.

PART I Identifying the Issues 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Biological Effects 3 Personal History: Childhood and Adolescence 4 Social Relations and the Social World 5 The Male Psyche 6 What is New? PART II Addressing the Issues 7 Academic Achievement 8 Schooling and Behaviour 9 Boys at the Margins 10 Understanding the Boys