Some subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in "Twenty-three
Suggestions of Books For a Boys Education Book Club" [Hake (2011)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: POD's Cynthia Desrochers, in a post "A book on boys?"
requested suggestions for a "good Book Group book to read in a
College of Education on boys," specifically, on their school
difficulties, pK-12+," and mentioned that she was familiar with "Boys
Adrift" [Sax (2007)] and "The Trouble with Boys" [Tyre (2008)].
PODers O'Sullivan and Clemente suggested a few more books and
possible sources of books from which I derived 4 more book titles. I
add 17 more for a total of 23 references.
These 23 constitute only a fraction of the books that might be
appropriate for a Boys Education Book Club. Others may wish to add
their own recommendations.
Gender differences in education is a facet of gender issues in
education generally and also "Gender Issues in Science/Math Education
(GISME)" [Hake & Mallow (2008):
Part 1 <http://bit.ly/gXdrvR> (8.5 MB); Part 2 <http://bit.ly/fBTzqV>
(4.8 MB)]; see especially the Part 2 topics:
E. Gender & Spatial Visualization,
F. Harvard President Summers' Speculation on Innate Gender
Differences in Science and Math Ability,
K. Is There a Female Science? - Pro & Con,
L. Schools Shortchange Girls (or is it Boys)?,
M. Sex Differences in Mathematical Ability: Fact or Artifact?
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"It may still be a man's world. But it is no longer, in any way, a
Boy's. From his first days in school, an average boy is already
developmentally two years behind the girls in reading and writing.
Yet he's often expected to learn the same things in the same way in
the same amount of time. While every nerve in his body tells him to
run, he has to sit still and listen for almost eight hours a day.
Biologically, he needs about four recesses a day, but he's lucky if
he gets one, since some lawsuit-leery schools have banned them
altogether."
Michelle Conlin (2003)
REFERENCES [All URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on
02 Oct 2011.]
Conlin, M. 2003. "The New Gender Gap: From kindergarten to grad
school, boys are becoming the second sex," Business Week, May 26;
online at <http://buswk.co/ppJx4L>.
Hake, R.R. 2011. "Twenty-three Suggestions of Books For a Boys
Education Book Club"" online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at
<http://bit.ly/oDDHfB>. Post of 2 Oct 2011 19:16:29-0700 to AERA-L
and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being
transmitted to various discussion lists and are also on my blog
"Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/qAYJCC> with a provision for
comments.