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Sundaram, Vanita – Gender and Education, 2013
Youth violence is a topic of increasing global concern. Research has primarily focused on young people's responses to existing definitions of violence in seeking to understand how best to develop violence prevention. Little work has explored how young people themselves define violence and the factors which influence their acceptance, and use, of…
Descriptors: Violence, Adolescents, Gender Issues, Social Attitudes
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Watkins, F.; Bristow, K.; Robertson, S.; Norman, R.; Litva, A.; Stanistreet, D. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To explore the experiences of young men aged 16-19, living in an area of high deprivation, when accessing local sexual health services. Design: A qualitative design drawing on ethnographic methods. Setting: A local college. Methods: A multi-method approach was adopted using: one-to-one semi-structured interviews with young men and…
Descriptors: Males, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Brownhill, Simon – Gender and Education, 2014
Young boys' "underachievement" and their disaffection with learning continue to dominate education agendas [Francis, B. 2006. "Stop That Sex Drive." "Times Educational Supplement" 30; Peeters, J. 2007. "Including Men in Early Childhood Education: Insights from the European Experience." "NZ Research in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Underachievement, Achievement Gap
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Limmer, Mark – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
This paper draws on focus group and interview data from 45 young men from the north of England to explore the barriers to effective sex and relationships education (SRE). Recent policy debates in relation to establishing statutory SRE in schools provide an opportunity to revisit how it is currently delivered to, and received by, young men. The…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation