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The Motivation of Boys who Leave School Early: The Impact of Teachers

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Abstract

How well boys perform during the compulsory years of schooling is a significant concern with considerable research highlighting that boys experience problems at school in terms of learning, behaviour, achievement and participation when compared to girls. In particular, the retention of boys to Year 12 has been problematic. This article reports on a study exploring boys' motivations to leave school early on the basis of an opportunistic sample of 22 boys aged 16 in Queensland. The article briefly explores the issues surrounding boys' early school leaving, and makes links between their experiences with teachers at school to their early school leaving decision.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-55
JournalEducational Research for Policy and Practice
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Gender, Sexuality and Education

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