The June 2007 edition of the 'Boys in Schools Bulletin' (v.10, n.2, 26-28) contains two articles from the 2006 Department of Education, Science and Training report, 'Motivation and engagement of boys: Evidence-based teaching practices'. The report, written and researched by a group of academics from the University of Western Sydney in 2004-2005, examined the evidence-based teaching practices that were effective in improving the motivation, engagement and academic and social outcomes of boys, "particularly those at risk of disengaging from school-based learning activities".

It recommends that Australian educators transform the schooling experiences of boys from Indigenous, low socioeconomic status, and rural and regional backgrounds by becoming international leaders in the development of "real-world curriculum policies", "real-world assessment, testing and benchmarking" and "real-world professional enhancement strategies".

It can be downloaded from the DEST website: http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/publications_resources/profiles/motivation_engagement_boys.htm.