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The study examined data from a regional examination body and found that girls out-performed boys in all subjects in the period 2011–2016. In extracting data from another study, it was found that boys had less positive perceptions of their relationships with their principals and teachers than girls. This article points to the need for educational practitioners and policy makers to adopt new ways of engaging boys in the teaching and learning process. Attention needs to be paid to the emotional and interpersonal needs of boys.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe problem of male under-achievement, male under-representation, and comparatively lower academic performance is a global one. A March 6, 2015 article in the Economist magazine posed the question “Why do girls do better at schools than boys?” The authors contend that for centuries, boys have been doing better than girls but this situation is now changing. The article citesa study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics, and science. The OECD study found that while boys still score somewhat better at mathematics and science the genders are roughly equal; but when it comes to the students who really struggle, the study found that boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas.  \nKohn (2002) articulates the issue with appropriate emotion when he writes:  \nRemember when girls became nurses and not doctors; stenographers, not CEOs;  \nteachers, not principals? Well, that’s not the way it is any more. Thirty years after the passage of equal opportunity laws, girls are graduating from highschool and college and going into professions and businesses in record numbers. Now, it’sthe boys who could use a little help in school, where they’re falling behind their female counterparts.  \nBoth the findings ofthe OECD study and the musings of Kohn reflect concerns that have been felt by policy makers, educational practitioners, and parents in Jamaica for decades. The results of the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) have shown, over several years that girls do better than boys inmost subjects. Using the data for the period 2011–2016, the findings show that girls outperformed boys in all five subjects analyzed.  \nThe issue of male underperformance has several implications, the most important of which is the risk of declining male participation in organized, formal society. While it is accepted that participation in formal organizations is not the only, or indeed the primary, indicator of male participation in the society and economy, the increasing absence of males from the formal centers of society has raised concerns for policymakers and national leaders. Taking account of this problem, Jamaica and other Caribbean countries launched a Caribbean project in 2013 designed to address educational underachievement among boys. The programme which was named ‘Advancing the Education of Boys’, was designed to improve the educational outcomes of boys. Commenting  \nEducational Planning 59 Vol. 24, No. 4  \non the programme, which was funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat, a spokesperson for the Secretariat was quoted in the Jamaica Observer newspaper of June 6, 2013 as saying:  \nWe understand the gravity of the problem when it comes to the achievement of our boys and, inas much as it is an educational problem, we are also aware of the wider impact it has on society and socio-economic development.  \nThe Government of Jamaica has remained focused on the problem of male underachievement, an","cbCaidxNISQl0Qkm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidxNISQl0Qkm","pdf",481582,18,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Statement of the Problem","[{\"question\":\"What is the article’s main focus regarding Jamaican students’ performance?\",\"answer\":\"The article focuses on how the quality of teacher-student relationships relates to the academic performance of Jamaican male high school students compared with their female counterparts.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the examination results from 2011–2016 show?\",\"answer\":\"The findings show that girls outperformed boys in all subjects analyzed during the period 2011–2016.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article explain boys’ underperformance in relation to relationships with educators?\",\"answer\":\"It reports that boys have less positive perceptions of their relationships with principals and teachers than girls, and links this to the need for improved engagement strategies.\"}]","Planning for Improvements in Boys’ Academic Performance - Toward a Better Understanding of Teacher-Student Relationship | PDF",1792094999,45,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,123,127,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]