Building Boyhood offers practical guidance on shaping boys’ lives through play, school, and community action.
This volume gathers talks from a conference of educators and volunteers who worked with boys and boys’ organizations. It discusses how leisure time, supervised activities, and civic involvement contribute to character, health, and responsibility.
- Learn how well-planned playgrounds and trained leaders can steer play toward honesty, teamwork, and service.
- See how youth programs can connect school, church, and neighborhood life to support positive development.
- Discover approaches to understanding boys’ needs, home life, and the social forces that influence them.
- Explore organized group plans that foster leadership, citizenship, and moral growth in young people.
Ideal for readers of educational reform, youth work, and community-based programs seeking practical, field-tested ideas.