01908nam 2200421Ia 450 991078106720332120230725044851.097866124926860-8144-1535-0(CKB)2550000000007214(EBL)484978(OCoLC)593271571(MiAaPQ)EBC484978(EXLCZ)99255000000000721420090820d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Why boys fail[electronic resource] saving our sons from an educational system that's leaving them behind /Richard WhitmireNew York AMACOMc20101 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8144-1534-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Discovering the Problem; 2 The Reason for the Boy Troubles: Faltering Literacy Skills; 3 The Likely Causes of the Reading Lapses; 4 The Writing Failures; 5 The Blame Game: What Gets Blamed (Unfairly) for the Gender Gaps; 6 Solutions: What Works for Boys?; 7 Impediments to a Solution: The Ideological Stalemate; 8 The International Story: Australians Struggle with the Boy Troubles; 9 Why These Gender Gaps Matter; 10 Actions That Need to Be Taken; Appendix: The Facts About Boys; Notes; Index; About the AuthorBoys are slipping in school at an alarming rate. Here's why it's happening-and how to stop it.Motivation in educationAcademic achievementMotivation in education.Academic achievement.370.154Whitmire Richard1525840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781067203321Why boys fail3767461UNINA