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ERIC Number: EJ631675
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
Lads, Lasses and (New) Labour: 14-16-year-old Students' Responses to the 'Laddish Behaviour and Boys' Underachievement' Debate.
Francis, Becky
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v20 n3 p355-71 Sep 1999
Ex-Education Minister Stephen Byers claimed that "laddish behaviour" was in part responsible for English boys' academic underachievement. Presents and discusses students' responses to Byers' claim. Draws data from the semi-structured interviews of a study with 100 14-16-year-old students. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Interviews, Males, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England