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Working-Class Boys' Relationships with Reading: Contextual Systems That Support Working-Class Boys' Engagement with, and Enjoyment of, Reading
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Scholes, Laura – Gender and Education, 2019
Drawing on interviews with 15 boys attending schools in low socioeconomic communities in Australia, this paper examines the multiplicity of contextual influences on boys' everyday reading experiences. Implementing an ecological metaphor, boys' narratives about (i) their attitudes towards reading at school (microsystem); (ii) parental beliefs about…
Descriptors: Working Class, Males, Reading Attitudes, Literature Appreciation