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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450851403321

Autore

Head John

Titolo

Understanding the Boys : Issues of Behaviour and Achievement

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : RoutledgeFalmer, 1999

ISBN

1-135-70807-X

0-203-15879-2

1-280-40069-2

0-203-01173-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Disciplina

373.18235/1

Soggetti

Teenage boys - Education - Great Britain

Teenage boys - Great Britain - Psychology

Teenage boys - Great Britain - Physiology

Academic achievement - Great Britain

Teenage boys - Great Britain - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-118) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Identifying the Issues; Introduction and Overview; Biological Effects; Personal History: Childhood and Adolescence; Social Relations and the Social World; The Male Psyche; What is New?; Addressing the Issues; Academic Achievement; Schooling and Behaviour; Boys at the Margins; Understanding the Boys; Recommended reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.