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Kehler, Michael – McGill Journal of Education, 2010
Disturbed by a proliferation of quick-fix literacy strategies to "help the boys" increase achievement levels in the midst of a policy shift that acknowledges gay, lesbian, bi and transgender, questioning (GLBTQ) youth, the author examines how masculinities are connected to literacy practices and negotiated through a safe school policy.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, School Policy, Board of Education Policy, Males
Chapman, Marilyn; Filipenko, Margot; McTavish, Marianne; Shapiro, Jon – Canadian Journal of Education, 2007
In this article, we report on grade-one children's preferences for narrative and/or information books, and their perceptions of what boys and girls like to read. Data include responses on two book preference tasks by 40 children in four schools. Children chose books and explained the reasons for their choices. One task was a closed, force-choice…
Descriptors: Females, Reading Material Selection, Literature Appreciation, Grade 1