The Politics of Policy in Boys' Education: Getting Boys ''Right''

This book explores boy-focused education policy and how different educators struggle to implement or resist it in their schools. Weaver-Hightower examines masculinity politics in Australia and the United States, mapping how these politics create panic over raising and educating boys the “Right” way. Contextualizing this policy with movements for boys’ education around the world, this book offers progressive strategies for resisting conservative, regressive, anti-feminist programs for boys. An Accessible And Original Look Into The Education Policy Of Australia That Considers How It Came About, How It Was Steered To The Political Right, How Some Educators Struggled To Implement Or Resist It In Their Schools And How It Applies To Other Systems. Gender And Education In A New Century: The Boy Turn -- Masculinity Down Under: The Roots Of Boy's Education Policy In Australia -- Boys: Getting It Right: Inventing Boys Through Policy -- Means To An End: The Resulting Initiatives -- Getting It Right In The Schoolhouse: Two Case Studies -- Boy's Education In The United States: What Australia's Example Tells Us. Marcus B. Weaver-hightower. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 211-242) And Index. "This book explores boy-focused education policy and how different educators struggle to implement or resist it in their schools. Contextualizing this policy with movements for boys' education around the world, this book offers progressive strategies for resisting conservative, regressive, anti-feminist programs for boys."--Jacket