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Boys' education ‘In a nutshell but not too hard to crack’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Lyn Harrison
Lyn Harrison*
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Educational Psychologist, Professional Development Consultant
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IS Ramsay Ave, West Pymble Nsw 2073, Ph 02 9488 9170, Fax 02 9988 4731
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Abstract

There is a great deal to be said about Boys' Education. The issues are broad and sometimes overwhelming. Boys' Education Issues need to be viewed as Nutshells to allow us to see issues succinctly and to see intervention points — or perhaps to suggest ways of just starting to ‘crack the nut’. This article outlines briefly some of the issues and concerns the writer is hearing most often about Boys' Education and looks at strategies to work on, suggesting levels of intervention for greater success. Most importantly the article suggests …

‘Let us not say Boys' Education is a nut too hard to crack’.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 7 , November 1997 , pp. 115 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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