Books are boring! Books are fun! Boys' polarized perspectives on reading
Journal article
Scholes, Laura. (2017). Books are boring! Books are fun! Boys' polarized perspectives on reading. Boyhood Studies. 10(2), pp. 77 - 98. https://doi.org/10.3167/bhs.2017.100205
Authors | Scholes, Laura |
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Abstract | This article draws on interview data gathered from a broader study concerned with examining issues associated with boys, masculinities, and reading at school. The focus is on eight boys in Years 5 and 6 who attend schools in a range of socioeconomic communities in Australia. The boys offer polarized perspectives on reading, with four boys reporting positive attitudes toward reading and describing reading books as “fun” and another four boys describing reading books as “boring.” Examined are inflections in these two groups of boys’ experiences as readers at school, making visible the way boys’ attitudes influence engagement with reading. This research moves beyond broad generalizations about boys to consider complexities inherent in notions of masculinity and how different groups of boys internalize their positioning of reading in ways that influence their attitudes, engagement, and subsequently outcomes in reading. |
Keywords | boys and education; disadvantage; literacy as social practice; masculinities and schooling; reading; schooling |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Boyhood Studies |
Journal citation | 10 (2), pp. 77 - 98 |
Publisher | Berghahn Books Inc. |
ISSN | 2375-9240 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3167/bhs.2017.100205 |
Page range | 77 - 98 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qz56/books-are-boring-books-are-fun-boys-polarized-perspectives-on-reading
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