Boys, Early Literacy and Children’s Rights in a Postcolonial Context: A Case Study from Malta

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Charmaine Bonello (University of Malta)

Boys, Early Literacy and Children’s Rights in a Postcolonial Context

A Case Study from Malta

Charmaine Bonello (University of Malta)

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Routledge
29 March 2022

Philosophy & theory of education; Pre-school & kindergarten; Primary & middle schools; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: English language & literacy

Series: Routledge Research in Literacy Education

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

The author confronts issues in literacy attainment, early literacy learning and transitions to formal schooling with a case study from Malta. The book includes the voices of young boys who experience formal education from the age of five and adds a fresh perspective to existing literature in this area. Drawing on empirical research, the book traces the impact of foundational ideas of gender and early childhood, and makes practical recommendations to help young children experience socially just literacy education.

This timely text will be highly relevant for researchers, educators and policymakers in the fields of literacy education, early childhood education, postcolonial education and children’s rights.

By: Charmaine Bonello (University of Malta)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9780367646202
ISBN 10: 036764620X
Series: Routledge Research in Literacy Education
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 29 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.