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Underachieving boys in schools and what can be done to raise their achievement.

10/6/2013

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I have recently had the pleasure to become acquainted with Dr James S. Brown.  Dr Brown is a Canadian who has over 40 year’s career in education in a variety of senior roles, including working in England.  His research interest and expertise is in improving education, especially for those disadvantaged by existing educational systems.  He has undertaken intensive research into the issue of the underachievement of boys and has published a book entitled “Rescuing our Underachieving Sons”, which provides an in depth analysis of the underlying issues based on intensive research and his own experience in education in both Canada and the England.   His book also provides suggested strategies parents and the education system as a whole can deploy to raise boys achievement.  

Dr Brown has also written three smaller booklets, based on his research and book.  His second booklet entitled ‘How the education system can help boys to become achievers in school” is available to download here and covers the 4 major characteristics that tend to be common amongst achievers such as:

1.    They come from more stimulating environments, where parents  speak and read to them more,

2.    They receive more support and encouragement from parents, teachers and society in general,

3.    They have high self-esteem and more confidence in their abilities.

4.    They work harder, not only because of their need to achieve, but also because they like what they are doing and are more engaged by it.

The booklet provides detailed information on each of these four characteristics, as well as suggested ways in which parents can support their sons to become achievers.

Dr Brown has kindly provided the booklet for readers of
Equitable Education’s blog free of charge to download.  Our thanks go to Dr Brown for generously sharing his research with us. We hope this will support colleagues in improving educational outcomes for boys in their schools.
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Derrick
13/11/2013 05:25:13 pm

This is a revealing read. I find it very current and topical; it sit very well with some work I am aiming to do with a group of underachieving pupils predominantly yr 9 boys of varying backgrounds. I would welcome your support on literature in the area.

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Martin Thomas
9/10/2014 08:21:07 pm

I would like to download this interesting document but I am not a Virgin Media account holder. Is there any other way of getting hold of it?

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