Listening to boys write : an exploration of the complex relationship between 10 year-old boys' writing practices and their evolving identities

Being literate has long been considered essential in order for individuals to make their way in the adult world, become productive and contribute to society (Olson, 1994). However, across the western world there appears to be a literacy crisis in the form of a gender gap in which ‘boys do less well...

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Main Author: Scanlon, Julie
Published: Manchester Metropolitan University 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703044