Why boys fail [[electronic resource] ] : saving our sons from an educational system that's leaving them behind / / Richard Whitmire |
Autore | Whitmire Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : AMACOM, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.154 |
Soggetto topico |
Motivation in education
Academic achievement |
ISBN |
9786612492686
0-8144-1535-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781067203321 |
Whitmire Richard
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New York, : AMACOM, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why boys fail [[electronic resource] ] : saving our sons from an educational system that's leaving them behind / / Richard Whitmire |
Autore | Whitmire Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : AMACOM, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.154 |
Soggetto topico |
Motivation in education
Academic achievement |
ISBN |
9786612492686
0-8144-1535-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818454603321 |
Whitmire Richard
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New York, : AMACOM, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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