Boys, Early Literacy and Childrens Rights in a Postcolonial Context

This book explores boys' underachievement in literacy in early years education in Malta, using the dual lens of children's rights and postcolonial theory.

Autorentext

Charmaine Bonello is a lecturer in early childhood and primary education at the University of Malta. As a postcolonial female academic, together with her past professional experiences in education, she contributes unique insights and insider gender, literacy and early childhood education perspectives to the decolonisation debate and children's rights advocacy.

Zusammenfassung
This book explores boys' underachievement in literacy in early years education in Malta, using the dual lens of children's rights and postcolonial theory.

Inhalt

1. Boys and early literacy in a former British colony: The context and the study. 2. 'Rough' or 'prim & proper'? Unpacking popular explanations for the gender gap in literacy attainment in a Maltese early years context. 3. 'I get bored': Beating boredom through boys' views on a highly formalised approach to early literacy. 4. 'They start to lose the race before they start it': Re-envisioning education for the under-sevens in Malta. 5. Conclusion