| Getting It Right for Boys ... and Girls Contributor(s): Bradford, Wendy (Editor), Noble, Colin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415208858 ISBN-13: 9780415208857 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: This book offers clear and practical strategies to headteachers, classroom teachers and other professionals for ways to address the issue of boys' underachievement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Testing & Measurement - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 371.823 |
| LCCN: 99016267 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.2" W x 9.23" (1.07 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boys' underachievement is grabbing headlines in the education debate, and it has never been more important to solve the problem. This book offers clear and practical strategies to headteachers, classroom teachers and other professionals for ways to address the issue. The book looks at: *reasons for boys' underachievement *ways of adapting teaching styles to maximise learning gains for boys ... and girls *guidance on how to plan successful pyramid, whole-school and classroom approaches *practical strategies for subject leaders and teachers *examples of successful case studies After introductory chapters examining whole-school issues and strategies there are further subject-specific chapters that advise on particular teaching approaches. |