The Disengaged and Underachieving Boy? Boys Early Educational Experiences of Pedagogical Practices.

If professionals working with young children do not provide appropriate pedagogical experiences during children’s early education, then the achievement gap may continue and disengagement in boys may be apparent from the outset, and impact on the rest of their school life. This research aims to address the gap in knowledge and develop current research of ‘The ‘Disengaged’ and ‘Underachieving’ Boy? Boys Early Educational Experiences of Pedagogical Practices’. This presentation will analyse and evaluate of the pilot study conducted to test out the methods of data collection to be undertaken with boys aged between 3 and 5 years old.