Lost boys : How education is failing young working-class men. / Alex Blower.

Front Cover
Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction: Standing on the shoulders of giants
2 Masculinity and mental health: the big red button
Mike
3 Social mobility: navigating the aspiration trap
High aspirations: the silver bullet to inequality?
4 Societal change: boys, inequality and a 'successful' future
The research
Steve
5 Working-class boys in London: the capital's overlooked lads
Owen
6 Making the grades: teachers, schools and masculine expectations
Mark

7 Boys who care: masculinity, class and being a young carer
Dan
Saul
8 Being a Boy: learning from the real experts
Protecting yourself and avoiding harm
Safety in self-expression
Pride in their accomplishments
Negotiating the possible
9 Boys' Impact: a roadmap to hope
Taking Boys Seriously: employing the principles of relational education
1. Recognise the primacy of relationship
Boys' Impact
10 Conclusion: The will to change
Appendix Taking Boys Seriously principles
1. Recognise the primacy of relationship
2. Demonstrate dignity and respect

3. Utilise a 'strengths-based approach' to learning
4. Challenge and affirm masculine identities
5. Promote positive mental health
6. Identify blocks to boys' learning
7. Connect boys' learning to context
8. Engage meaningfully with boys
9. Enable creative learning environments
10. Value the voice of boys
References
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Conclusion
Appendix
Index