1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990003569240203316

Autore

MACAULAY, Thomas Babington

Titolo

Saggi scelti / Th. Babington Macaulay ; a cura di Dante Milani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese, 1941

Descrizione fisica

305 p., 1 ritratto ; 18 cm

Collana

I grandi scrittori stranieri ; 97

Disciplina

824.8

Collocazione

XV.2.A. 428

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465621103321

Autore

Bowl Marion

Titolo

Gender, Masculinities and Lifelong Learning [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

0-203-11537-6

1-299-27890-6

1-136-29474-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TobiasRobert

LeahyJennifer

FergusonGraeme

GageJeffrey

Disciplina

374.00811

Soggetti

Adult education - Social aspects

Continuing education - Social aspects

EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education

EDUCATION / General

Men - Identity

Sex differences in education

Underachievement

Sex differences in education - Identity

Men

Education



Social Sciences

Education, Special Topics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Concepts, theories and current debates; 1 Gender, masculinities and lifelong learning: entering the debate; 2 Ideology, discourse and gender: a theoretical framework; 3 Men and educational participation: is there a problem? Some findings from international surveys; Part II: Changing discourses and images; 4 'Educating Jake': a genealogy of Maori masculinity; 5 Images of men and learning: the impact of imperialism on settler masculinities and lifelong learning

6 Gender, masculinities and migrants' learning experiences7 Men in United Kingdom adult and community education: the politics of practice and pedagogy; Part III: Gender, masculinities and learning in the life course; 8 Troubling boys and boys-only classes as the solution to 'the problem of underachieving boys'; 9 Learning about fatherhood for men in 'at risk' families; 10 Men's sheds, community learning and public policy; 11 Men's learning through community organizations: evidence from an Australian study

12 Older men's perspectives on (re-)entering post-compulsory education: insights from a Scottish studyPart IV: Implications; 13 Implications for practice, research and policy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gender, Masculinities and Lifelong Learning reflects on current debates and discourses around gender and education, in which some academics, practitioners and policy-makers have referred to a crisis of masculinity. This book explores questions such as: Are men under-represented in education? Are women outstripping men in terms of achievement? What evidence supports the view that men are becoming educationally disadvantaged?Drawing on research from a number of countries, including the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the contributors' discuss a range of issues which int