Navigating higher education can be a challenging experience for Black men. Among these, Black men often face unique mental health challenges stemming from systemic racism, cultural expectations, and societal pressures. Addressing their specific needs requires a comprehensive approach. However, supporting Black men's mental health in higher…

The paper examines Edward Carpenter's 1899 essay on education that defended the value of powerful same-sex attachments, either between older and younger boys or between teachers and pupils, in the context of Victorian ideologies of same-sex affection. Linda Dowling has described how "a homosexual counterdiscourse able to justify male love in…

"Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools" is the first book to specifically evaluate the unique value of dramatherapy in the educational environment. A variety of highly experienced dramatherapists, educational psychologists and childhood experts discuss the benefits to the children and young people, and also in relation to…

A boy's struggle between connection and autonomy finds different expression as he grows. Most boys have a limited emotional repertoire for managing conflict, adversity, and change. Our culture supports emotional development for girls and discourages it for boys. Developing an emotional vocabulary is a first step. (MLH)

In this article, the authors discuss the basic psychological and biological differences between boys and girls, including the way in which society perceives them, and how the parents and schools interact with them. They present the overall current statistics and common observations about gender gaps in schools. To mention a few, boys are becoming…

Females of all ages seem to be encouraged by literature to pick up a journal and document their lives. Indeed, the words diary and female seem to be synonymous with one another. Females everyday are exposed to the first hand benefits of keeping a diary or journal, but what sort of influences do males have to gain approval that journaling is…

Alcoholism among Chicanos is principally due to structural deficiencies in the surrounding society. The frustrations and limitations brought on by the social structure constitute the principal cause of Chicano alcoholism. These include the major causative factors of poverty, racism and acculturation. In an attempt to address the problem of…