Boys, Masculinities and Reading: Gender Identity and Literacy as Social Practice

by Laura Scholes

Boys, Masculinities and Reading explores elementary students' interpretations of their experiences of reading and the contextual influences that impact those experiences. While research continues to highlight the apparent systematic underperformance of boys in comparison to girls on national and international reading benchmarks, this text moves beyond broad generalizations to consider complexities inherent in notions of masculinity and associated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367884755
• ISBN13: 9780367884758
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"