Despite the trend toward gender studies in the social sciences, studies of masculinity have been largely absent from educational research. This volume presents a collection of the current critical scholarship on the creation of masculinities in schools, relations among competing definitions of masculinity and femininity, and linkages between masculinity and school practices. With contributions from the leading scholars in the field, Nancy Lesko studies masculinities in North American, Australian, and British schools. This book covers all levels of schooling, from preschool to graduate school, and school settings from computer labs to football fields. This fascinating addition to Sage's Research in Men and Masculinities Series provides a thoughtful examination of how masculinities are constructed among teachers, students, and administrators, locating these analyses within broader social, economic, and ideological contexts. Masculinities at School is a must read for scholars of education, sociology, men's studies and gender studies.

The problem(s) of men in early education / James R. King — Topologies of masculinity : gendered spatialities of preadolescent boys / Jan Nespor — Theorizing urban Black masculinity construction in an African-centered school / Khaula Murtadha-Watts — Heterosexism in middle schools / Laurie Mandel and Charol Shakeshaft — Textbooks, knowledge, and masculinity : examining patriarchy from within / Jeffrey J. Kuzmic — Peer (dis)connections, school, and African American masculinities / Jeremy N. Price — "New times" in an old country : emerging Black gay identities and (hetero)sexual discontents / Mairtin Mac an Ghaill — Preparing to teach coach : tracking the gendered relations of dominance on and off the football field / Nancy Lesko — Striving for educational rigor : acceptance of masculine privilege / Melody J. Shank — What's this about a few good men? : negotiating gender in military education / Diane Diamond, Michael S. Kimmel, and Kirby Schroeder — Tempering the masculinities of technology / John Willinsky — The sounds of silence : notes on the personal politics of men's leadership in gender-based violence prevention education / Jackson Katz — The "facts of the case" : gender equity for boys as a public policy issue / Lyn Yates — Same as it never was : masculinity and identification in feminism / Brian Carr.