Working-class high achievers often struggle to fit in to higher education and can end up isolated both at university and in their home environment.
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Engaging boys in reading can be tough. Many parents find that their boys either aren’t interested in sitting still long enough, or they often perceive reading as a “girl thing”. The consequences of boys…
While research generally agrees that boys are more likely to be disengaged with school than girls, there is far less agreement as to why. Social expectations of being a boy Many of the studies on boys…
Since the 1970s, a panic about “disaffected” boys underachieving in formal schooling has gripped Western society. Despite efforts in Australia like Boys: Getting It Right and the UK Raising Boys Achievement…
