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Author Connolly, Paul, 1966-

Title Boys and schooling in the early years / Paul Connolly.

Publication Info. London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.183 C752B    Check Shelf
Description x, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-251) and index.
Contents I: The rhetoric and the reality of 'boys' underachievement' -- 'Boys' underachievement' : the evidence -- 'Boys' underachievement' : the explanations -- II: Theorising boys and masculinities in the early years -- Vygotsky, Bourdieu and the social contexts of young children's development -- III: Case studies of young boys and schooling -- Worlds apart : introducing South Park and North Parade -- Home-school relations in South Park -- 'Fish in water' : the schooling habitus of young middle class boys -- Home-school relations in North Parade -- 'Fish out of water' : the schooling habitus of young working class boys -- IV: Implications for practice -- Conclusions : working with young boys.
Subject Boys -- Education (Early childhood) -- England -- Case studies.
Underachievers -- England -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Sex differences in education -- England -- Case studies.
ISBN 0415298407 hardback
0415298415 paperback
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