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Reappraising the Apparent Underachievement of Boys at School

Pages 441-454 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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Emma Smith. (2003) Failing Boys and Moral Panics: Perspectives on the Underachievement Debate. British Journal of Educational Studies 51:3, pages 282-295.
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Michael Younger, Molly Warrington & Ros Mclellan. (2002) The ‘Problem’ of ‘Under-Achieving Boys’: Some Responses From English Secondary Schools. School Leadership & Management 22:4, pages 389-405.
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Debra Myhill. (2002) Bad Boys and Good Girls? Patterns of Interaction and Response in Whole Class Teaching. British Educational Research Journal 28:3, pages 339-352.
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Carolyn Jackson. (2002) 'Laddishness' as a Self-worth Protection Strategy. Gender and Education 14:1, pages 37-50.
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Emma Renold. (2001) 'Square-girls', Femininity and the Negotiation of Academic Success in the Primary School. British Educational Research Journal 27:5, pages 577-588.
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