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Little big boys: a study of peers, power and pedagogy Hickey, Christopher and Keddie, Amanda 2001, Little big boys: a study of peers, power and pedagogy, in EERA 2001 : European Educational Research Association annual conference, European Educational Research Association, France, pp. 1-15. Title Little big boys: a study of peers, power and pedagogy Author(s) Hickey, Christopher Keddie, Amanda Conference name European Educational Research Association. Conference (2001 : Lille, France) Conference location Lille, France Conference dates 5-8 September 2001 Title of proceedings EERA 2001 : European Educational Research Association annual conference Publication date 2001 Start page 1 End page 15 Publisher European Educational Research Association Place of publication France Summary In this paper we will argue that the dominant discourse on young males 'at risk' focuses too narrowly on the adolescent and young adult years. There is a tendency to individualise, both practically and theoretically, behaviours that are thought to substantiate the application of this category. Against this backdrop, we report on a study undertaken with a group of 6-8 year old boys in a primary school setting. The research was compiled around the interactions of an 'affinity group' of five young males across a six-month period. Prominent in our discussion of this data will be, the contextual nature of behaviour and identity, the influential role of the peer group, and the desire to 'other' in defining the self. We conclude by considering some of the implications this work has for the way mainstream schooling is structured and practiced. Language eng Field of Research 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category L1 Full written paper - refereed (minor conferences) Copyright notice ©2001, European Educational Research Association Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30015517 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: School of Scientific and Developmental Studies in Education Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 15 May 2009, 10:54:44 EST Fri, 15 May 2009, 10:59:50 EST Wed, 07 Oct 2009, 15:47:32 EST Mon, 26 Oct 2009, 08:29:14 EST Wed, 09 Mar 2011, 11:23:59 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 369 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 12 Nov 2008, 13:04:29 EST

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