(Sorry, here is the text of the flyer I tried to send. Note that the blurb
about the book wasn't actually written by the authors themselves.)
Teaching Boys
Developing classroom practices that work
Amanda Keddie and Martin Mills
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 framework for
teachers to improve boys' education in ways that are
appropriate for their school context and also sustainable.
Drawing on intensive research in classrooms where
innovative teachers are achieving good outcomes with
boys, Keddie and Mills show how other teachers can
learn from their success. They acknowledge that there
are no simple solutions, but show that what teachers
do in the classroom really does matter. They emphasise
the importance of understanding the impact of dominant
and subversive masculinities at all levels of schooling,
on both boys and girls.
Dr Amanda Keddie is a postdoctoral research fellow
at the University of Queensland, where she teaches
courses on pedagogy, curriculum and educational
sociology. Dr 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 Students Making a Difference (Allen &
Unwin, 2005).
November 2007
ISBN 9781741752427 Paperback 246pp
A$35.00rrp NZ$39.99rrp
'What is original about this book is that it marries theory and practice in
a way that speaks to the everyday
realities and concerns of teachers who work with boys in schools'
Associate Professor Wayne Martino, The University of Western Ontario
'What is impressive about Teaching Boys is the way in which Keddie and Mills
pull together the best
research on boys and schooling with the best research on pedagogies.'
Professor Bob Lingard, The University of Edinburgh
P&R Dept, Allen & Unwin, PO Box 8500 St Leonards
NSW 1590 p +61 2 8425 0149
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