Education of Boys

Great links for teachers on education of boys include researchs, articles, journals, publications, issues, ideas, and resources related to boys gender and schooling.

Addressing The Educational Needs of Boys
The research report aims to investigate how systemic factors affect the educational performance and outcomes of boys and how these can be addressed in the school context.

Books and Authors for Boys
List of books and authors compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.

Boys Do Read
This site is designed to share ideas about boys and reading with teacher librarians, educators and other interested parties such as parents.

Boys' Education: Curriculum Issues
This report focuses on current practices in teaching educationally disadvantaged/underachieving boys and their literacy development.

Boys: Gender and Schooling
Boys Gender and Schooling has been developed by Education Queensland for school communities - teachers, administrators, parents - working to address issues in boys' education.

Boys: Getting it right
Report on Australian government enquiry into education of boys.

Boys: Literacy and Reading Links
Links compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.

Education of Boys
Links to current journal articles related to the topic of education of boys.

Gender in the Classroom: Do Boys Learn Differently?
Article about boys and learning.

Getting Boys to Read: It's the Context!
It's not the text type so much as the situation that determines why and how boys engage with reading.

Ideas for Getting Boys to Read
Ideas to help you get boys to read.

Yes He Can
This Ofsted (UK) report evaluates the factors contributing to the success of those schools where boys write well.

Boys In Schools and Society
Australian Council for Educational Research report about boys education.

Boys' Education Links
Links compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.

Boys' Education Research and Websites
Links to sites related to education of boys.

Improving Educational Outcomes For Boys
Ideas for teaching boys in the classroom.

Increasing Boys' Achievement
Research evidence suggests some practical things schools can do to engage boys and improve their educational attainment, social skills and health. Dr Peter West, at the University of Western Sydney,

Raising Boys' Achievement Project
UK report that sought and evaluated strategies found to be particularly helpful in motivating boys.

Single Sex or Co-educational?
Links to sites related to the issue of single sex classes compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.

Success For Boys
Success for Boys is a $19.4 million Australian Government initiative that aims to help schools improve boys' learning outcomes and engagement nationally, by providing teachers with access to high quality

Teachers Who Yell
Boys need to be yelled at by their teachers every once in a while, teachers from across North America heard at a major education conference.

University of Newcastle: Boys In Schools Program
Provides research, support programs and resources to educators throughout Australia in order to showcase boys' strengths and their creative talents and assist schools to harness boys’ irrepressible