Shaping the boys' agenda: the backlash blockbusters
@article{Mills2003ShapingTB, title={Shaping the boys' agenda: the backlash blockbusters}, author={M. Mills}, journal={International Journal of Inclusive Education}, year={2003}, volume={7}, pages={57 - 73} }
The boys’ debate internationally is being fuelled by a range of texts on boys and masculinity. Many of the most popular texts are situated firmly within a backlash politics. These politics suggest that boys are the new ‘victims’ of schooling and that the girls’ agenda in schooling is a completed one. This paper will challenge the arguments contained within a number of the most recent of these ‘backlash blockbusters’. The paper will argue that, rather than boys being placed on the educational… CONTINUE READING
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