Boys in school and society /

In the past decade there has been a growing perception in Australiathat girls have become more successful pursuing their educationalgoals than boys - especially in educational outcomes relating toliteracy. In addition there is evidence from a range of studies that boysregard their school experience...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Cresswell, John, 1950-
Institutionell upphovsman: Australian Council for Educational Research
Övriga upphovsmän: Rowe, Kenneth J., Withers, Graeme
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Cumberwell, Victoria : ACER, 2002.
Serie:PANDORA electronic collection.
Länkar:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=101466
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Sammanfattning:In the past decade there has been a growing perception in Australiathat girls have become more successful pursuing their educationalgoals than boys - especially in educational outcomes relating toliteracy. In addition there is evidence from a range of studies that boysregard their school experience less favourably than girls and are lessstrongly engaged in the work of schools. This paper focuses onstudents' achievement and attitudes to school, and the influences thatshape different outcomes for boys and girls. Beyond school, a smallerproportion of boys than girls progress to higher education.
Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0585496080
9780585496085
0864314337
9780864314338