A Wicked Problem:  Gender and the “dudely gospel” of discipline in schools

By Melanie Ralph Last year, an OECD report described the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools as being among the “least favourable” in the 38 participating countries.  This has sparked many calls in the media and from ‘experts’ to “beef up discipline” and return to stricter approaches.  Missing in much of the discussion has been the voices […]