Dr Laura Scholes
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
boys and reading, gender and education, literacy as social practice, high poverty schooling, social justice, moral development, social inclusion
Research field
Education Systems, Specialist Studies in Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Professional memberships and associations
Master of Arts (Justice Studies), Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology.
Publications
- Scholes, L., (2018). Boys, masculinities and reading: Gender identity and literacy as social practice (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education, 9). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/215432
- Nagel, M. & Scholes, L. (2017). Gender, inclusivity and engagement. Diversity, inclusion and engagement (Third Edition), 93–110. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/109069
- Scholes, L., (2017). Books are boring! Books are fun! Boys' polarized perspectives on reading. Boyhood Studies, 10(2), 77–98. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112709
- Scholes, L., (2015). Clandestine Readers: boys and girls going 'undercover' in school spaces. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 36(3), 359–374. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99531
- Scholes, L., Jones, C. & Nagel, M. (2014). Boys and CSA prevention: Issues surrounding gender and approaches for prevention. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(11), 1–15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99527
- Scholes, L., (2013). Boys, masculinity and literacy: The influence of notions of masculinity on educational outcomes [Chicos, masculinidad y alfabetizacion: La influencia de las nociones de masculinidad en los resultados educativos]. Masculinities and Social Change/Masculinidad y Cambio Social, 2(2), 194–220. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105483
- Scholes, L. & Nagel, M. (2012). Engaging the creative arts to meet the needs of twenty-first-century boys. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16(10), 969–984. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105487
- Scholes, L., (2011). Boys' experiences as readers in school contexts: Exploring notions of diversity and difference. Proceedings of the 2011 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research in Education Conference, 1–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/106659
- Scholes, L., (2010). Boys, masculinity and reading: deconstructing the homogenizing of boys in primary school literacy classrooms. International Journal of Learning, 17(6), 437–450. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105910
- Scholes, L. & Nagel, M. (2010). Twenty first century education: The creative arts and enhancing educational outcomes for boys. Curriculum Perspectives, 30(3), 9–19. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105912
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Discovery Early Career Research Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- The University of Queensland Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Australian Association for Research in Education Postgraduate Student Research Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- The University of Queensland Carolyn D Baker Research Scholarship
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- The University of Queensland Postgraduate Publication Award
Selected research projects
- Title
- Challenging Masculinities Associated with Boys' Failure in Reading
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE170100990
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.