Motivation and Engagement of Boys: Evidence-Based Teaching Practices. Appendices

The first appendix in this report is the complete version of the literature review from the research project "Motivation and Engagement of Boys: Evidence-based Teaching Practices." This project was carried out by the University of Western Sydney on behalf of the Australian Government Depar...

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Published inAustralian Government Department of Education, Science and Training
Main Authors Munns, Geoff, Arthur, Leonie, Downes, Toni, Gregson, Robyn, Power, Anne, Sawyer, Wayne, Singh, Michael, Thistleton-Martin, Judith, Steele, Frances
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training 2012
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Academic Achievement
Australia
Case Studies
Educational Research
Educational Technology
Evidence
Foreign Countries
Intervention
Males
Outcomes of Education
Politics of Education
Research Projects
Social Development
Student Motivation
Teacher Effectiveness
Teaching Methods
Australia
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Summary:The first appendix in this report is the complete version of the literature review from the research project "Motivation and Engagement of Boys: Evidence-based Teaching Practices." This project was carried out by the University of Western Sydney on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) between December 2004 and June 2005. The project is a quality teacher initiative under the Australian Government Quality Teaching Programme (AGQTP) designed to strengthen the skills and understanding of the teaching profession. The review of literature into the motivation and engagement of boys has three specific focal points. The first concentrates on definitions and issues surrounding motivation and engagement. The second identifies the key issues and factors in boys' academic and social outcomes and links these back to motivation and engagement. The third focuses on research about school and classroom strategies that have been shown to be effective in improving the academic and social outcomes of boys. The second appendix in this report is the complete version of the case study reports from the research project, "Motivation and Engagement of Boys: Evidence-based Teaching Practices." The 15 case studies in this research show schools that have taken up the significant challenge of working towards improving social and academic outcomes for their boys. These case studies reveal a variety of policies, interventions and strategies, reflecting the different educational decisions that each school has made as a result of identifying its particular contextual needs. It also highlights the different stages that each school has reached on a significant educational journey. (Contains 21 tables and 13 figures.) [This paper was written with the support of Janet Fellowes, Margot Ford, Susanne Gannon, Shirley Gilbert, Bobby Harreveld, Chris Hickey, Bronwyn Hubbard, Justine Lawson, Andrew Martin, Shalmalee Palekar, and Helen Woodward. For "Motivation and Engagement of Boys: Evidence-Based Teaching Practices. Main Report," see ED536215.]