The achievement of Somali boys: a case-study in an inner-London comprehensive school

Thesis

This study seeks to examine some of the issues facing Somali boys in the context of an inner London comprehensive school. Over the previous few years, there has been a significant gap in the achievement (in the broadest sense) of Somali boys and that of their peers in my school. This is an identified focus in my school and has been the subject of some brief reviews. The current study builds on this work and evaluates a peer-mentoring intervention as a strategy to improve the school experie...

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Authors: Gillman, P

• Type of award: MSc
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Keywords: MLT2017; MLT
• Subjects: Education