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

• Autore: Bowl Marion
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 374.00811
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TobiasRobert LeahyJennifer FergusonGraeme GageJeffrey
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender, Masculinities and Lifelong Learning
• ISBN: 0-203-11537-6; 1-299-27890-6; 1-136-29474-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465621103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II