Character, Culture, Leadership and Masculinity: Understanding the Puzzle in Boys' School

This ebook is the fourth in a series which explore issues in contemporary 21st century education, with a particular emphasis on enhancing student achievement and well-being. Essential to this process is the author’s view that solutions must be contextually specific and aligned with school values, culture and ethos to have real impact. This is especially true of those often intangible aspects of secondary education, namely an approach to educating the whole individual. This exploration of key terms as they relate to issues in boys education seeks to highlight the importance role that educational leaders have in not only leading and managing their schools but also in shaping culture and ethos. Significantly, a positive schools culture that promotes excellent whilst acknowledging the various influences on the emerging masculinities of boys can be an extremely powerful influence upon their lives.