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List of publications and recommended
literature
(update 24-9-2009)
Woltring, Lauk
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Boys swinging between bravado and
timidity. Sex and gender specific work
with boys
(translated title of: Jongens tussen
branie
en verlegenheid. Sekse-specifiek werken met jongens)
– (Lemma, Culemborg 1988).
Still available in many Dutch libraries.
Considerable practical experience; the
theoretical part considers, amongst
other things, the triangle
father-mother-son and social
expectations regarding boys. In part by
other writers (from England, Germany and
other countries). After other
publications during the '50s and the
women’s liberation movement in the 70s
and 80s, this was the first book
specifically about boys in the
Netherlands.
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“I’ll do it my way!?” Working with boys.
Design for a sex and gender specific
pedagogy
(translated title of: “Dat maak ik
zelf wel uit!?”
Werken met jongens; ontwerp voor een
seksespecifieke pedagogiek) – Coutinho, Bussum 1995.
Report on a number of years of
developments in work. In part an update
of the previously mentioned book, with
more systematic reflection on actual
practice and greater consideration for
the interaction between
predisposition-environment and the
maturation process.
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Aggression in Traffic
(translated title of:
Verkeersagressie). Teachers manual
for the ANWB (Dutch Automobile
Association) moped video Cool!?
(ANWB, Den Haag 1997).
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Sound self-management of energy
(translated title of: Verantwoorde
zelfsturing van energie) in:
Achterhuis, Dupuis e.a. Traffic
Ethics.
Nine essays on the standards and values
of behaviour in traffic
(translated title of: Verkeersethiek.
Negen opstellen over normen en waarden
in het verkeer, ANWB, Den Haag 1999).
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‘Thinking about traffic aggression in
young people’
(translated title of: 'Denken over
verkeersagressie jongeren' in
Driving instruction (Rij-instructie)
34/2 Sept. 1999
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Feasibility study Rock & Water
(Feasibilitystudy Rots & Water). Final
report on research into the
implementation and scope of the
training programme Rocks & Water in
secondary education, Youth Work, Youth
Care and Preventive Mental Health Care
(translated
title of:
Eindverslag van een onderzoek naar
implementatie en draagvlak van het
trainingsprogramma Rots & Water in het
VO, Jongerenwerk, Jeugdzorg en
Preventieve GGZ, Rijswijk ZonMw 2003) Builds upon an
earlier feasibility study in assignment
to the Netherlands Ministry of
Education, Culture and Science (OC&W,
Rijswijk 2003).
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‘Boys pedagogy? Raising children with a
feeling for sexual difference’
(translated title of:
‘Jongenspedagogiek?
Opvoeden met gevoel voor
sekseverschillen') in Pedagogy,
scientific forum for raising children,
education and training (translated
title of:
Pedagogiek, wetenschappelijk forum voor
opvoeding, onderwijs en vorming,
Volume 23, no. 3, October 2003 pp.
175-181).
Primarily an appeal to academics in the
Netherlands.
Young Drivers Experience. Teacher’s
handbook for a video of the same name
for the pilot project 2nd phase driving
licence
(translated title of:
Docenthandleiding bij gelijknamige video
t.b.v. pilotproject 2e fase rijbewijs)
Regional Consultative Body for Traffic
Safety in Gelderland (Regionaal
Overleg Orgaan Verkeersveiligheid
Gelderland, Arnhem 2004).
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Everything under control. Teacher’s
handbook accompanying video and teaching
materials about the risks involved in
driving a moped
(translated
title of:
Alles
onder controle.
Docenthandleiding bij (video-)lespakket over risico's
op de bromfiets) Regional Consultative Body for Traffic Safety in Noord-Holland
(Regionaal Overleg
Verkeersveiligheid Noord-Holland,
Haarlem 2004).
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'Attending to the needs of boys: working
with a feeling for sex differences
(translated title of: .
'Aandacht voor jongens: werken met
gevoel voor sekseverschillen.
in: Ploeg, J.D. van der, & R.de Groot
(red.)
New
roads in Youth Care and Education
(translated title of: Andere wegen in
jeugdzorg en Onderwijs,
Lemniscaat (Ortho-serie: Inleidingen,
monografieën en leerboeken op het gebied
van de orthopedagogiek) Rotterdam, 2005)
Very concentrated text, the most
encompassing recent work of the author;
contains many references to critical
studies.
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Förderung der Verkehrssicherheit durch
differenzierte Ansprache junger
Fahrerinnen and Fahrer.
(Contribution to the Research and Report
of Rolf Hoppe und Anne Tekaat,
Planungsgesellschaft Köln, BAST Heft
M165 Bergisch Gladbach jan. 2005)
(Promoting road safety by adopting a
differentiated approach to addressing
young male and female drivers)
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Boys in traffic: learning and
risk-taking, specific developmental
tasks and education
(in:
Hartman. D., Educating Boys. The Good
News, Newcastle (Aus.) 2006 (see below,
recommended literature) a very rich book
with a lot of practical resources.
Available; send mailto:
alison.carter@newcastle.edu.au
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Addressing Risk Taking Behaviour of
Young Males in Traffic. Some notes on
the Novice Driver Education Trial
(for Australian Traffic and Security
Bureau, july 2005)
Plus numerous articles, columns and book
reviews in professional journals or
books in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
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Recommended
literature:
Because most of my work is not available in
English, here are some books which, to a
certain extent, reflect my thoughts:
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Baron-Cohen, Simon,
The Essential Difference (2003)
Baron Cohen is professor in Psychology
and Psychiatry in Cambridge. The central
thesis in his theory is: 'The
female-type brains are better at
empathizing and communicating, while
male-type brains are stronger at
understanding and building systems, not
just computers or machinery, but
abstract systems as politics and music.
This thesis is grounded in much theory
and clinical experiences. Do not get
distracted by the somewhat exagerating
and boasting blurbs on the jacket. For
those who may not support his theory,
this books does offer a lot of knowledge
and insight in relevant research on
male/female brain differences. These
insights do not inevitably lead us to
restricted or restricting outcomes.
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Biddulph, Steve,
Raising boys. Why boys are different
– and how to help them become happy and
well-balanced men. Thorsons / Finch
(Harper Collins) 1997/1998. Australian.
Comprehensive, very practical but
well-founded. Primarily focuses on white
middle-class two-parent families and not
aimed at specific or problematic groups.
For this reason, further elaboration
would be desirable, but is an excellent
point of departure. It is one of the few
books in which parenting sons is a joy.
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Connel, Bob
(R.W.), The Men and the Boys.
Cambridge 2000. Australian. Primarily
focuses on ‘constructions’ about
manhood, how they have come to exist and
exert influence. Diverse case studies of
heterosexuality to homosexuality;
sometimes with a predilection for
extremes (from fairy queens to sport
heroes), but since the appearance of
Connell’s work, an undifferentiated
monolithic image of ‘manhood’ applies
less than ever.
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Damasio, Antonio,
Looking for Spinoza. Joy, sorrow and the
feeling brain (William
Heinemann, London 2003). A rather
fundamental book in which Damasio does
not differentiate very much between boys
and girls. However, he offers a very
coherent picture of recent progress in
neuro-biological research on the
relation between stimuli, impulses,
emotions, feelings and cognitions, and
his concept of the interaction between
the environment and body is cleverly
presented in great detail. This book
enables readers to fathom out and
evaluate all sorts of publications in
which neuro-biological differences
between boys and girls and the resulting
different developmental tasks are dealt
with.
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Delfos, Martine F.,
Children and behavioral problems.
Anxiety, aggression, depression and
ADHD. A bio-psychological model with
guidelines for diagnostics and treatment.
(translated title of: Kinderen en
gedragsproblemen. Een biopsychologisch
model met richtlijnen voor diagnostiek
en behandeling, Lisse, Swets &
Zeitlinger (now Harcourt), 4th revised
edition 2001).
A significant book, especially for those
who are involved with behavioural
problems. In the Netherlands, Delfos is
a pioneer in the field; also see her
books about, for example, autism.
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Fletcher, Richard, Hedy Fairburn and Sue
Pascoe,
Fatherhood Research in Australia.
(Family Action Centre, University of
Newcastle, NSW Australia) via:
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/
The Family Action Centre in Newcastle
Australia is one of the Worlds
outstanding developping centres in the
field of boyswork and involving the
fathers in education.
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Gurian, Michael,
Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A
guide for Teachers and Parents
San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2001. 'Very
American': pragmatic and optimistic.
Offers many insights into the relevant
differences in disposition between boys
and girls, differentiated in various
developmental phases, and how you can
possibly work with these differences.
Not always substantiated with evidence
and references, but if compared with
other more thorough writers/researchers,
it is clear that Gurian knows his trade.
See also:
www.gurianinstitute.com
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Gurian, Michael & Kathy Stevens,
The Minds of Boys. Saving Our Sons from
Falling Behind in School and Life
(San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2005)
Highly recommended, in fact a 'must.
After many previous books (see above and
more) by this author, as ever to the
point and very practical. Up to date
introduction of relevant recent
scientific output, chapters on pre
school period, early learning, reading,
writing, language arts, math & science,
single-gender classrooms, boys who need
extra help, learning disabilities,
ADD/ADHD, and behavioral disorders,
undermotivation and underperformance,
parents & teachers roles, sensitive
boys. It's all there and good! See also:
www.gurianinstitute.com
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Hartman. Deborah
(ed.), Educating Boys. The Good News,
Newcastle (Aus.) 2006 Insights from a
selection of papers presented at the 4th
Biennial 'Working with Boys, Building
fine Men' Conference, Melbourne
2005. (Publ. by Family Action Centre,
University of Newcastle 2006) available
via:
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/
or send mail to:
alison.carter@newcastle.edu.au
This 'state of the art' book with a
foreword by Steve Biddulph contains a
variety of contributions from over 40
leading practionmers and academics in
educating boys.
Highly recommended.
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Kindlon, Dan & Michael Thompson,
Raising Cain. The necessity of
emotional development of boys (New
York, Balantine Books 1999). American.
Offers considerable insight into how
boys can develop a grudge and how this
can be expressed; highly substantiated
academically, detailed examples from
actual practice, including the notorious
campus shootings.
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King, Margaret with Dan Gartrell
'Building an Encouraging Classroom
with Boys in Mind' in Young
Children, July 2003. This text
primarily draws very practical
implications from all that has recently
been discovered about boys in
developmental psychology, socialization
theory and neurobiology. Many tips.
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Boys' Education Lighthouse Schools
Programme (Commonwealth of Australia
2003)
Boys: getting it right. Summary of the
report into the education of boys by the
House of Representatives Standing
Committee on Education and Training,
October 2002. Controversial and
inspiring governmental report as a
consequence of which money has been made
available in Australia to help develop
challenging and favourable education for
boys.
www.boyslighthouse.edu.au
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Mullohand, Judith,
Meeting the demand for male primary
teachers? (Australian
Teacher Education Association Conference
Papers 2001) An Australian text about
the training of male primary teachers;
it particularly focuses on the motives
and educational practice of male
students in primary teacher training.
http://www.atea.schools.net.au/papers/mullohandjudith.pdf
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Rowe, Kenneth
& Katherine
What matters most: Evidence based
findings of key factors affecting the
educational experiences and outcomes for
girls and boys throughout their primary
and secondary schooling
ACER, (Melbourne/Camberwell, Victoria,
Australia May 2002). Not as ideological
as many texts on gender issues; the
Rowes distance themselves somewhat from
post-modern texts on the
‘deconstruction' of male-female
relations and over-emphasizing global
environmental influences. They do
justice to biological differences
without making them absolute and
concentrate more on direct teacher-pupil
interactions. Lots of relevant
references to concrete research.
Influential in Australia. These and
other texts can be downloaded:
www.acer.edu.au
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Whitmore, John,
Coaching for Performance. GROWing
People, Performance and Purpose 3rd
Edition (Nicholas Brealey, London 2006).
Famous for Inner Sport and introduction
of coaching in all kind of enterprises,
Whitmore (now 70 but still very active)
has a lot to offer to anyone interested
in coaching people and helping others to
reach their potential. Departing from
awareness of the situation and inner
awareness as well as responsibility
(having choices) Whitmore leads us via
Effective questioning and Active
listening through processes of Goal
setting, exploring Reality,
finding new Options and exploring
What, When, With Whom and
people's own Will. Whitmore
contributes to the European Hermes
project (Driver Education from
Instruction to Coaching). A true and
inspiring man, going far beyond crude
profit management to performance,
learning and enjoyment. In this 3rd
Edition Whitmore explores not only
fundamental transformations of
management, but also the significance to
performance of Emotional Intelligence,
the emerging interest in spiritual
intelligence and how they both relate to
coaching. Whitmore does not extensively
elaborate his findings along gender
lines, but shows clear awareness of the
fact that especially men need to develop
their coaching abilities even more then
women. Strongly recommended.
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Whitmore, John,
A
definition of Coaching for Driving
Written 17/10/08 by John Whitmore for the
EU-Hermes-project (developing new ways in
driver training) & for a Brussels expert
group on driver education (DG TREN).
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Ykema, Freerk,
The Rock and Water Perspective –
Skills for psycho-social teaching with
boys (SWP Amsterdam, 2002). A
practical and spiritual approach in
which physical movement, language and
self-reflection are integrated into a
psycho-physical training programme. An
especially inspiring programme for
primary and secondary education, as well
as youth care, sports schools and youth
detention centres. This programme, which
was developed by Ykema in the
Netherlands, is now flourishing in
Australia and New Zealand, and is being
recognised and employed on an
ever-increasing scale in its home
country. Also see
www.rotsenwater.nl
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