The Trouble with boys

Australia, 1997

Film
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Concern is increasing that boys are not coping with traditional schooling, and growing up in general. Alarm is centred around poor literacy and behaviour, health and welfare problems, and a tendency towards alienation and aggression in boys and young men. the program looks at the problems of differences in academic achievement between boys and girls, decline of interest in reading amongst boys, effects of unemployment and changing male roles, differing problems fro boys growing up in the country and the city. Also illustrated are some examples of how some schools are dealing with these issues. Study guide included.

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Credits

production company

Media Australia

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307865

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reading

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child welfare - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading (Elementary)

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Students

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Training of

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child welfare - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotions in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

History → Unemployment - Australia

Literature → Reading

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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