"Let's Hear It for the Men": A Men's Studies Curriculum in the School System

This qualitative research explored the impetus, implementation, and barriers to the creation of a men's studies program in a rural Canadian school district. Student engagement in several countries and continents has drawn significant academic attention over the last decade and statistical evidence of lack of engagement, poor attendance, inappropriate behaviour, school suspension, special education enrolment, and low graduation rates demonstrates an oversubscription by male students. Using a synthesis of international research literature and supporting materials from a variety of sources, and to answer the research question, “Grounded in the professional literature, what characteristics might be the scope and sequence of a curriculum of Men's Studies 12, designed for identified at-risk youth?”, we outlined an actual men's studies program based on curriculum design guidelines and grounded in the professional literature.