Masculinity Goes to School

by Rob Gilbert, Pam Gilbert, Pamela Gilbert

As issues of gender reform in the school system come to the forefront in popular media, stories of how girls have benefited at the expense of boys have become a common lament. Statistics such as how poorly boys perform on exams as compared to girls are often cited, as well as the cost of programs developed to support girls. Masculinity Goes To School gives a balanced overview of the issues surrounding boys and education. With in-depth analyses of how popular constructions of masculinity affect all aspects of a boy's life, the authors examine what is really happening with boys in the school system.

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh dear I did a long review and the internet ate it. So here goes the short version. This book is still relevant although some research could be done on some of the specifics since it has been almost 2 decades. Nevertheless most of the advice in the book is complex enough and practical enough that it is a real shame that it never really got rolled out more mainstream and that even the changes that were made have been largely undone.

The end-notes suck although I know that that was the normal way to do them in the 90s. I am glad that most things I read I don't have to look up and end-note and THEN a bibliography to know where they are getting their ideas from!

But when it comes to thinking about boys at school and how they experience school and how teachers, girls and other boys experience them...this book is still pretty spot on in many ways. A lot of the video game arguments I see argued all over the internet really...still!